Problem: Cloud Computing
a) Why you feel the cloud is a prudent business decision (discuss cost savings here, do independent research on average cost savings with a cloud solution for your size organization)
b) Discuss the different roles within a cloud solution
c) Discuss what cloud service model a small or medium sized company would use as well as what cloud deployment model
d) What approach does companies use in regard to how they store data in the cloud?
e) What risks are there in the cloud?
f) How these risks are be handled, who has the responsibility if these risks are exploited?
g) What issues might companies run into when moving applications to the cloud? How will identity and access management (IAM) be used?
h) Discuss how BC/DR will be utilized in the cloud.
i) How is change and configuration management handled in the clouds?
j) What are your references to this discussion?