Assignment
Before Good Foods can implement a cloud-based service, the company wants to be sure to adequately plan the implementation. The company is concerned with system requirements, technical support, service performance, industry compliance, downtime, and data migration. As a Cloud-Based Service contractor, you know that the cloud delivery model will impact the steps Good Foods must take prior to implementation.
To complete this assignment, include the following information in a minimum of 5 pages (not counting title page and references page):
• Describe the responsibility of a cloud services vendor during implementation, as it relates to each cloud delivery model. Include notes on the vendor's role as it relates to system requirements, service performance, industry compliance, downtime, and data migration, and responsibilities during implementation.
• Describe the responsibility Good Foods must take during implementation, as it relates to each cloud delivery model. Include notes on Good Foods' role as it relates to system requirements, service performance, industry compliance, downtime, and data migration, and responsibilities during implementation.
• Describe the expectations pre-implementation and post-implementation, as they relate to each cloud delivery model. Include notes on activities related to training, communication, technical support, and maintenance.
• Review all of the following leading service providers from the list below and the cloud delivery model(s) offered by that provider:
o Salesforce
o Google
o Hewlett-Packard
o IBM
o Rackspace
o Microsoft
o Amazon
• Indicate which vendor(s) may be a fit for the Good Foods company, based on the company's current needs and the delivery method the vendor offers. Your recommendations should take into account Good Foods' current system architecture, number of users, and service requirements.
• Justify your recommendation and include specific examples from the needs of the Good Foods project to support your review.
This is a project about a small grocery chain, with about 2,000 employees so far.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.