Assignment title: Management
AH Web Service Pty Ltd provide web design and hosting services in Melbourne. Based on the companies computing equipment renewal policy, they are looking to perform a major hardware upgrade soon. Currently, the company has 1 Domain Controller, 8 Web Servers, and 1 Exchange Server running on a Microsoft Server 2000 network infrastructure (GbEthernet) with 1 Mb point to point lease line connection to the Internet. They are servicing 55 business websites nationwide, and estimate their business will double in the next 3 years. The company's General Manager and the IT Infrastructure Manager have differing opinions regarding the upcoming upgrade. The General Manager is interested in the concept of cloud computing for cost saving purposes, but the IT Infrastructure Manager is worried that a virtual machine running in a cloud will be slower than the same physical machine without virtualisation. As an experienced IT consulting contractor, you are asked to investigate and create a report that includes the following: · You must apply cloud computing knowledge gained from the textbook, especially chapters 1 to 5, and 11 for this report. · Investigate the issue that was raised by the IT Infrastructure Manager to determine if cloud computing is suitable for this business. If you experience difficulty in choosing between the technical benefits and business benefits, the business related benefits must has higher priority. · As this is a business IT oriented case for implementing cloud computing services, you must discuss any required changes required in the business due to the implementation. · Your report must include a cost-benefit analysis on introducing cloud computing based on today's cloud technologies available in the market. · Your report must also identify any potential opportunities together with any risks associated with introducing cloud computing. Your report is to be no more than 1000 words Part B Scenario 1 Implementation Plan You are asked to develop a plan to introduce cloud computing for AH Web Service Pty Ltd. In your plan, you should include the following: · Set up implementation stages for introducing cloud computing to the business. Refer to chapters 6 to 10 of the textbook for how to plan and rollout cloud computing. Your plan must have both short term and long term goals for each implementation stage. · Based on your investigation report from Part A work out the total cost for introducing cloud computing to the business. Prepare a budget for each stage of your plan, using the suggested format below.