TOPICAL REVIEW PAPER OUTLINE- CLOUD COMPUTING
a. SPECIFIC INNOVATION OF INTEREST
· The possibility of using cloud computing in corporations to enhance efficiency.
b. RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING THIS INNOVATION
· Cloud computing has eliminated the traditional model of business and has modified it into a highly efficient and simplistic method.
· Innovations are infinite in the realm of cloud computing, it is not only relevant to companies but to our social needs.
c. PROPOSED APPROACH TO PAPER
I. Executive Summary
· The scope of the paper will cover the business operations for corporations before cloud computing was implemented and the potential developments to include all departments of operations.
II. Background/ Innovation
· How cloud computing works
· How cloud computing is incorporated into our society
III. Historical Perspective
· Corporations have to rely on their limited IT resources and outdated software for their operations.
· Smaller companies do not have the means to cope with the constant deficiencies in their systems.
IV. Current Situation
· How costs have been reduced by using the multiple applications in the cloud computing
· Companies now need to pay a monthly subscription for cloud computing instead of the IT resources deployed .
V. Future Considerations
· How companies can integrate cloud computing into different processes such as sales and manufacturing.
· How everyone would be working through the ‘cloud’ (e.g our mobile phones, tablet pc)
VI. Conclusion
· Cloud computing has eliminated the need for huge IT sources such as servers and constant updating of softwares.
· Smaller companies do not worry have about the costs of IT maintenance and are able to compete with larger companies in that companies.
· Companies can be complacent and contend with the convenience of all the applications at their fingertips and lose interest in innovation.
VII. References
Hi Nigel,
ReplyDeleteApart from business/commercial implementation of cloud computing, how does cloud computing meet our social needs? e.g. compiling contact information of our social circles?
For future considerations, you might want to look into the issue of security. How he information is stored and used is currently a very unregulated process, as there is a lack of transparency as to how software companies use such information. Should there be problems with encrypting or restricting access to such information, data could be unwittingly exposed to unwanted visitors as well.
As for current situations, you might want to look into how cloud computing limits the need for employees to be physically present at work - how communication has shifted from face-to-face communication to electronic communication outside of the workplace.
Nick
Hey, sorry for taking so long to review your project outline. Anyway for cloud computing, I think it's main draw is that almost anything can be outsourced now (email, software download for new employees, etc). However, I think Legend Lee's second point is important because security and control maybe traded off in lieu of the greater convenience.
ReplyDeleteFirstly, the possible leak of confidential information is certainly a concern since the databases are held by other companies. A possible way to circumvent this is to outsource only unsensitive business processess and have in-house systems to retain/manage confidential data. However, this is certainly going to be inefficient, especially for SMEs.
Secondly, as the databases are controlled by other companies, would there be a possibility whereby such companies are forced to reveal confidential information about their clients by the law? For example, maybe we can look at the telecom and banking sectors. Such firms are occasionally forced to give up confidential information of their clients, due to certain suspected wrongdoings, and would this be emulated in the cloud computing sector? And therefore, would this once again limit the take-up rate of cloud computing services?
Ji Qian