Cloud Computing in Business Operations: Findings and Strategic Recommendations

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
Findings from CW1.....................................................................................................................2
Strategic recommendations..........................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTION
Cloud computing is known as the tool to store, access or retrieve the files or data across a
remote cloud network which can be easily managed through internet connection. With changing
business patterns and global needs the technology is becoming an essential business tool for
managing business operations.
Findings from CW1
The most important finding which has been drawn from the coursework one is that with
changing business environment tools like cloud computing have become an integral approach of
organisational success. Contemporary business models are not only based upon traditional
management theories. Instead for surviving in competition they are supposed to adopt continuous
innovation and cost effectiveness. Global expansion of business has made organisation adopt
cloud computing technology very quickly on priority basis. It has bene also found that
organisations are using cloud technology so that they can provide their data accessibility easier
and individuals can share and access data from remote locations as well without any need of
physical migration. This has not only brought cost effectiveness but has also made business
processes innovative and quick (Subramanian and Jeyaraj, 2018). It has been also evaluated from
CW1 that in addition to the remote accessing businesses are also exploring cloud technology in
the form of machine learning and data analytics so that their infrastructure, service delivery
mechanism, collaboration, back up management as well as risk control can be improved and
made more effective. The project also evaluated that some of the popular cloud service providers
such as Amazon web services and Google App engine are capable enough to maintain high
business performance globally. The use of these applications has become so common and
integral that even small and medium size organisations are also using these platforms to large
extent.
In addition to the virtual connectivity on demand and storage services they are also able to
provide scalable data services, messaging, memory caching and queue management services.
Thus if businesses use these services it becomes highly feasible for them to operate from any
location across the world without facing any challenges related to physical boundaries. It can
also be summarised from the findings that cloud technology has been successful in making
business operations scalable, cost effective and productive along with more security features and
quick data access or low maintenance needs (Alam, 2020). Another crucial aspect found through
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