Assessment N
Solomon Kane
Week1Assessment.docxInstructions
Cloud computing can consist of any number of different components, capabilities, functions, and resources, each meeting particular business needs. Your weekly assessments will be in the form of a course-long project, addressing a particular business need and proposing a migration to cloud services that fit that need. Each week you will write a component of the overall proposal, following the directions provided. The weekly assessment submissions will be combined in to a single, cohesive and professional document.
For this assessment, select a business (either the one you work for now, or one with which you are familiar), and determine what services are currently provided in-house which may benefit from migrating to a cloud service. Examples may include data storage for collaboration and file sharing (Sharepoint), email, web services, server virtualization, etc. Research potential benefits associated with the proposed cloud service, and determine a rough estimate of cost for budgetary purposes. Write a brief 3 page IWG-formatted paper addressed to the business leader who would approve the migration (this person can be fictitious), presenting the business justification for the proposal. The paper should include a brief background to the business with the current system in place, a discussion of the proposed cloud service, and an overall idea of the timeline and cost required to migrate. Support your proposal with at least two external citations and references.
