Homework
Length: 3 to 5 pages.
Managing data in the cloud can be a very difficult task. It is made even more difficult when attempting to ensure performance and reliability. Once data are placed in the cloud, there are questions about how those data are accessed and audited, who can access the data, and whether data in the cloud be tracked back to their original owner. In this homework, explore how cloud data are accessed by users, cloud providers, and law enforcement; examine 2 important components of cloud technology-data provenance and process provenance; and make an argument for the performance and reliability of one provider of cloud technology.
Guidelines
1. You are the IT manager for a small electronics manufacturer with several valuable technical patents and an emerging international market. You have been tasked with providing a report on the viability of moving the company's data to the cloud.
2. Keeping the scenario in mind, research cloud data provenance and process provenance, making sure you address the following points:
• Create a strategic plan to move the company's data to the cloud while still ensuring data security.
• Explain the differences between cloud data provenance and process provenance.
• Explain 3 challenges in managing data in the cloud.
• List and describe the problems with data access in the cloud and ownership.
• Give a recommendation on the ability to remain anonymous in the cloud.
• Explore and recommend a company policy that addresses law enforcement requests and data security.
3. Choose 1 provider of cloud technology, and report on the performance and reliability of its product.
4. What other ways are there to optimize cloud performance and reliability?
5. What are the risks of data ownership when cloud data are load-balanced to servers housed outside of the United States?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.