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Running Head: CLOUD COMPUTING IMPLEMENTATION

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CLOUD COMPUTING IMPLEMENTATION

Cloud Computing Implementation

Venkatasai Peram

Cloud computing (ITS-532-04)

Dr. Robin Slayers

University of the Cumberland’s

02/02/2020

Cloud Computing Implementation- Ahold Delhaize Company

The cloud computing is the on-demand accessibility of computer system resources, without immediate management by the user. It majors on the storage of software data. Ahold Delhaize is one of the organizations that utilize computing in its operations and has reaped from it in many ways. Ahold is a retail company with specialization in supermarkets and e-commerce businesses (Strom & Bray 2015)

The company has benefited from immersing using cloud computing. The company has been able to achieve cost-saving. In the company, once you are on the cloud, you can easily access company data saving both time and money in project startups. Cloud computing offers the pay as you go system, which provides more space (Rittinghouse 2017). Taking together all these results in lower costs and higher returns. Also, the security of the company data is at the extreme. The company’s files, programs, and data are kept protected, preventing cybercriminal acts in the company…data safety in the company has, therefore, been enhanced.

The result of the implementation of cloud computing is that it has led to increased collaboration in the company. Cloud computing made collaboration in the company so easy, creating collaborative social spaces linking employees across the organization. The company has, therefore, been able to run smoothly, hence its progressive growth in the market (Strom, S., & Bray 2015). Also, it has enhanced quality control within the company. Cloud-based systems store all documents in one place and a single format, maintaining consistency in data making records clearer.

The company was able to meet its objectives. The company has since been growing. The company has been able to set up different brands in America, Indonesia, and Europe. The company has been able to receive increased earnings over the periods. The company has been able to benefit from cloud computing citing business efficiencies, cost –benefits, and competitive advantage. Making the company grow and increase its market share

Reference

Marketline. (n.d.). Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. MarketLine Company Profile.

Rittinghouse, J. W., & Ransome, J. F. (2017). Cloud computing: implementation, management, and security. CRC press.

Strom, S., & Bray, C. (2015). Ahold-Delhaize Deal Would Create One of Largest Grocery Chains in US. New York Times.