Cloud considerations

In Chapter 6 of the text - Managing & Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, the chapter discusses scalability and adaptability.   This week we looked at how our IT demands must scale with our needs.   This topic is a common issue found in business.

Using the lessons learned in Chapter 6 of the text about the challenges from an IT management standpoint, apply this knowledge to the following situation.  You are the IT manager for a medical facility.  The management is considering a move from an internal server running an electronic medical record system to a cloud system.   List and defend with citations two reasons this is a positive change and two reasons this could be concerning or challenging.     

This submission should be in the form of a letter to your company CEO.   

You must have 2 scholarly journal articles along with your text to support your analysis. Try to find articles that are less than 5 years old. 

Initial posts must be 600 words but no more than 800 words.