Discussion Post: Knowledge-Sharing Tools
When selecting a cloud hosting vendor, the Service Level Agreement must be considered. Find at least two cloud hosting vendors. Google and Microsoft are cloud hosting vendors - also Rackspace and others. Prepare a comparative analysis of the two cloud service vendors. What are the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) needed in the cloud vendor? Use the references and other online sources to support your analysis.
Patel, P., Ranabahu, A. H., & Sheth, A. P. (2009). Service Level Agreement in Cloud Computing. This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the The Ohio Center of Excellence in Knowledge-Enabled Computing (Kno.e.sis) at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Kno.e.sis Publications by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar.
Building Return on Investment from Cloud Computing - Cloud Computing Key Performance Metrics.
Expectations
Prepare a report comparing two cloud hosting vendors. Compare their service level agreements in terms of the Key Performance Indicators. Complete the analysis with a recommendation for the vendor to use based on the analysis in the report.
Task
We live in an information age when infinite quantities of facts are widely available to anyone who can use a computer. We all have the difficult task of competing in this information age where knowledge sharing within an organization could make a big difference.
a. Discuss why IT is a major enabler of business performance and success and why IT job prospects are so strong. Describe the nature of these IT jobs.
b. What do you see as the most dominant IT jobs in the next 15 years?
c. Comment on the postings of your classmates.
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.