Cloud-Based Solution for Headspace

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Cloud-Based Solution for Headspace
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Executive Summary
The increasing rate of adoption of cloud computing by many institutions has enabled
them to take advantage of the advance technologies and gain competitive advantage by
responding quickly to changing customer preferences and market environment. To gain these
benefits it is necessary for the business to employ strong and relevant cloud strategies. Cloud
computing facilitates customers and enterprises to combine and integrate many services to
improve productivity and creativity. This report seeks to discuss the various aspects of cloud-
based solution such as non-functional requirements, strengths and weaknesses of cloud solutions,
security, and considering SDLC approach as an implementation methodology.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Non-Functional Requirements.........................................................................................................4
Review of Cloud-Based Solution....................................................................................................6
Strengths of Cloud-Based Solution..............................................................................................7
Weaknesses of Cloud Computing................................................................................................9
SDLC Approach..............................................................................................................................9
Advantages of Adaptive SDLC..................................................................................................10
Disadvantages of Adaptive SDLC.............................................................................................10
Advantages of Predictive SDLC................................................................................................11
Disadvantages of Predictive SDLC............................................................................................11
Recommended SDLC Approach for Headspace........................................................................12
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................12
References......................................................................................................................................13

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CLOUD-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR HEADSPACE
Introduction
Technology evolution has given rise to cloud computing which is now becoming popular
technology in several businesses and organizations. Cloud computing has opened up several
opportunities for businesses to enhances their operations and efficiently utilize technology.
However, it is necessary for organization to have relevant and strong cloud-based strategies in
order to gain competitive advantage (Aggarwal, Tyagi, Dubey and Pilli, 2013). This report seeks
to discuss the various aspects of cloud-based solution such as non-functional requirements,
strengths and weaknesses of cloud solutions, security, and considering SDLC approach as an
implementation methodology that Headspace can adopt to implement the NewAccess project.
Non-Functional Requirements
Non-functional requirements in cloud computing describes the qualities that a solution
should possess and the constraints of operations. They include usability, reliability, performance,
and security which represents (FURPS+ acronym). However, there exist more non-functional
requirements such as availability, adaptability, scalability, integration, and maintainability but
more focus is on the former four requirements (Cripps, 2015). These requirements greatly affect
the overall acceptance of the system because for instance, a solution might have met all the
functional requirements specified but the system may not integrate with other systems, or
unavailable at certain times of the day, or may not support addition of other crucial requirements
making it useless even if the functional requirements are complete. The following are some of
the primary Non-functional requirements that must be considered by Headspace when choosing a
cloud-based solution: