The Utility of Cloud Computing

The Utility of Cloud Computing

This assignment will focus on the utility of cloud computing. Much like a traditional utility company (phone, gas, electric), cloud computing providers are large and operate at a significant scale, pay-per-use model, are always available, and are designed to serve small as well as large organizations. In this assignment, you are to use the Internet and research a company that has migrated services to the cloud.

Resources on Cloud Computing:

http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/what-cloud-computing-really-means-031

http://www.microsoft.com/enterprise/viewpoints/cloud-services/default.aspx#fbid=gzSVGeJXvXE

Write a four (4) page paper in which you:

1. Examine the deployment methods of cloud computing for this organization. Determine which method you prefer and explain why.
2. Compare and contrast the selected cloud computing model(s) of your selected company to a traditional utility company.
3. Examine the technologies that this organization migrated to the cloud. Predict three (3) challenges that you foresee the selected company facing while migrating to a cloud-based environment.
4. Determine three (3) major security considerations this company faced or likely faced in its migration to cloud computing.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.