INJIBARA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGENEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
COURCE TITLE:-
CLOUD COMPUTING READINESS ASSESSMENT INDIVIDUAL
ASSIGNMENT
Name................................ID
DESALEW GEDEFAW.........0917
agebral Fekadu Submission date15 /05/2017
Submitted to Ms. Marye.z
Cloud computing is a third-generation platform that provides on-
demand access to computing
infrastructure and services. Some of its advantages include: lower
prices, better availability,
increased flexibility, and reduced time to market(Al-Hujran et al., 2018).
Cloud computing is the
synthesis of several advances in computer science, including hardware,
parallel and distributed
computing, systems management (autonomic computing), and Internet
technologies(Verma,
2014).
Characteristics and Benefits of cloud computing
Cloud computing has several advantages for your business. It allows the
business to set up a virtual
office which gives the freedom to connect from anywhere at any time.
Thanks to the growing
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variety of cloud services and smart technologies available today accessing
your data is much
easier.
Cloud computing has a variety of characteristics that have been noted by
many researchers.
According to NIST (2011) Cloud computing models should have five key
features: on-demand
self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid flexibility, and
measured service(Mell
& Grance, 2011).
“Cloud computing readiness assessment for
banking sector in Ethiopia”
The study examines the extent of cloud computing technology
awareness, willingness, and
readiness in Ethiopia's banking industry. The outcomes of this
study revealed that Ethiopia's
banking sector is not ready for cloud computing adoption.
Similarly the study also discovered that
cloud computing usage in Ethiopia is typically in its minimum
stage. As a solution for this problem
the paper recommends government should invest in ICT
infrastructure development to help the
banking sector. The researcher also believe if top managers
Understanding of cloud computing
systems increases the readiness level of the firm will also
improve(Lensa, 2017).
Challenges of cloud computing
Some difficulties and obstacles are there with cloud computing
adoption and implementation that
must be considered in order to keep the data safe and secure.
Accessibility problems, fear of
marketing or information lock-in, data privacy concerns, cost, integrity
challenges, and insufficient
bandwidth are some of the barriers that hinder businesses from
adopting and using Cloud
Computing. Here is some factors in the adoption of cloud
computing(Bashari Rad et al., 2017).
Challenges related to Security
Data confidentiality, privacy, integrity, and availability are
all components of security that
contribute to the creation of a safe system. In the Cloud
Computing context, security issues are the key points of
concern.
Integrity: The ability of only those who are allowed to
make modifications to information,
software, and hardware is referred to as "integrity."
Concerns regarding Cloud Computing's
integrity have also an impact for a businesses to adopt
cloud computing
Change Management
The use of a systematic process and set of tools for guiding implementing
change in both internal
and external operations is called “Change Management”. Implementation of
cloud computing has
resulted in a transformation in how organizations conduct their everyday
operations. Related to
this change updating the workflow is a crucial management challenge,
because it has its own big
impact in the organizations successful use of Cloud Computing. To resolve
the challenges that
occur as a result of the changes appropriate change management practices
must be planned(Bashari
Rad et al., 2017).
Cloud adoption and readiness
The success of cloud computing adoption is important to
obtaining the benefits that the cloud
computing environment offers. When businesses demand high
processing power, large storage
capacity, IT resource scalability, and high availability at the
lowest possible cost, cloud computing
becomes an attractive choice. So, Cloud adoption is a strategic
decision that businesses made for
a variety of reasons.
Modernization
Many governments have servers with a variety of software
components on them. There may
be multiple versions of Linux or Windows operating systems, the same
for different versions of
databases, or even programming languages. Moving to the cloud
typically gives governments
the opportunity to standardize their technology architecture across
the government or across
department. This increases the ease of maintenance and the ability to
add additional features
and functionality to applications going forward.
Technological Advantage or Competition
Governments have a mandate to provide services to their citizens. As
part of pursuing this
mandate, government may consider implementing a cloud strategy.
Alternatively, a
government may consider implementing a cloud strategy in order to
gain or maintain a
perceived technical advantage. This advantage could be in either the
public or private sector.
A government may work to build demand or skills in the area of cloud
computing in order to
encourage the development of certain skills or products in the private
sector.
Security
Major public cloud service providers have their own security
protections against internal and
external threats. They also support top-line security protocols
commonly used. While anything
you put on a public server is at higher risk than a computer not
connected to an external
network, public cloud service providers have security expertise,
operation expertise, and are
typically up to date on the latest security technologies.
