Cloud Computing for Webb's Store

This assignment examines how cloud computing can benefit Webb's Store by comparing different service models (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS). It delves into the advantages and disadvantages of each model, ultimately recommending AWS over Azure and suggesting that an IaaS model would be most suitable for Webb's Store due to its flexibility. The document highlights cloud computing's impact on various organizations and emphasizes its potential to enhance productivity.

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Executive Summary
This report is all about cloud computing, which is a gift of IT technology. Cloud
computing is nothing but delivering of computing services like server, storage, database,
networking and software. Daily activities like sending email, watching movies or playing
games online, storing pictures online are all possible due to cloud computing. All
corporation like from tiny start up to global corporation all rely on cloud computing for
various process like creating new apps and services and delivering required software.
This report mainly focuses to benefit Webb’s Store by suggesting is to use cloud
computing, as this technology is cost effective, increases speed, sets up a global platform
and is more reliable.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.................................................................................................................1
Introduction............................................................................................................................3
Discussion...............................................................................................................................4
Comparison of Azure and AWS................................................................................................5
Advantages of Saas model.......................................................................................................5
Disadvantage of Saas model....................................................................................................6
IaaS model Advantage and disadvantage.................................................................................7
Paas model of advantage and disadvantage..........................................................................8
Conclusion...............................................................................................................................9
References.............................................................................................................................10
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Introduction
Cloud computing is nothing but providing computing services like servers,
database, storage, networking, software and other things the internet. There are certain
companies in the IT industry which provide cloud services (Aljabre, 2012).
Online services like sending mail, watching movies or playing games online, storing
picture and data online are all gift of cloud computing. This technology is used by almost
all firms from tiny startups to global corporation. Cloud services provide us with services like
creating new apps and services, streaming online videos on popular website like
YouTube, Storing a backup and recovering option for data(Wang et al., 2013).
In the forthcoming future, cloud computing will play an important in the success
story of every organization. Certain apps like customer relationship (CRM), HR ,accounting
and much more will help in the growth of various business in all domains. It will also help
Webb’s store by reducing the cost on buying software and hardware which stores the
details of the customer(Beloglazov, Abawajy & Buyya, 2012).
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Discussion
Cloud computing is new technique of providing online services like storage of
data, networking, software. There are certain firms in IT industry which provide cloud
services. Cloud computing will be benefit Webb’s store by lowering the cost on data,
better collaboration with various employee, increases flexibility, greater integration(Tajadod,
Batten & Govinda, 2012).
Lower cost : It can control the expenditure of various organization like Webb’s
store. It can save the cost of hardware and software requirement of various
organizations. As a result many it will decrease the rack space, power usage and IT
requirement(Kaushik & Kumar,2013).
Increased flexibility: An alluring benefit that the staff of Webb’s store will get is
that employees can access work related file and information from any devices at any
time and at any place. Employees don’t have to rely on single system or server for
accessing the required files or documents(Kavis, 2014).
Greater integration: Cloud computing provides specialized operation to various
business across all domain. Owner of stores like Webb’s can focus on more critical areas
of business like human resource, marketing and accounting(Wang et al., 2013).
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Comparison of Azure and AWS
Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services are two popular cloud services used by
different firms. AWS(Amazon Web Services) mainly focuses to compute and store as well
as content delivery, database and networking while Azure mainly point on the fact of
application development, data analytics management of identity of various employees.
In the field of storage both the provider offer backup option of important
information and data. Both the provider offer greater coverage but AWS takes the lead
as it cover 42 zones on the contrary Azure covers 34 zones. From the above discussion it
can be concluded that AWS is better than Azure in the field of cloud computing.
Advantages of SaaS model
Time of deployment: This model reduces the time of deployment of various
software. Certain software can be implemented in a week’s rather than months (Obeidat &
Turgay, 2012).
Less internal responsibility: Different cloud service provider maintains the updates of
various software and upgrading of system (Kulkarni, 2012).
Anywhere access: Cloud technology is only browser and internet access depended. This
ultimately provide mobile access, working from distant and sharing of information which is
convenient than ever.
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Disadvantage of SaaS model
Security: Cloud computing is mainly threatened by loss of privacy of sensitive and useful
information. With developing of technologies like tokenization and encryption, security
burden of SaaS model has been reduced (Tajadod, Batten & Govinda, 2012).
Compliance: Certain countries and industries of nation have rules and regulation
regarding where data should be stored safely. This is matter of discussion among the various
nation of the globe (Obeidat & Turgay,2012).
IaaS model Advantage and disadvantage
Advantage Disadvantage
The ultimate benefit of IaaS model is the
lower infrastructure cost.
IaaS model depend on the virtualization
of various services.
IaaS model has the most updated
equipment’s like powerful storage server and
networking technology to compete with the
need of various customer.
This model of cloud computing has
some disadvantage like it depends on internet
availability.
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PaaS model of advantage and disadvantage
Advantage Disadvantage
Quick testing and deployment: With
PaaS model developers can try various
configuration which in turn help in Quick
testing and deployment.
In comparison to IaaS model, PaaS
model is less flexible.
PaaS model gives freedom to the
application developer to test quickly various
software and Upgrade new services to it.
In today’s market each PaaS vendor
wants to build strong relationship through
various offers which can ultimately limit the
choice of the client.
From the above comparison it can be concluded that IaaS model is better for
Webb’s model in comparison to PaaS model (Obeidat & Turgay,2012). Webb’s store should
go for IaaS model because it is more flexible in comparison to PaaS model.
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Conclusion
From the above discussion it can be concluded that cloud computing technology
will benefit the Webb’s store. Cloud computing technology is used by various
organization like from tiny startups to multinational firms(Tajadod, Batten & Govinda, 2012).
The various employees of Webb’s store can access there required file and important
documents from anywhere across the globe. Webb’s store should go for AWS model
instead of Azure model of cloud computing for better productivity of the organization.
Advantages and Disadvantages of various model like SaaS model have been discussed for
the benefit of organization like Webb’s store(Wang et al., 2013).
In field of IaaS and PaaS model, Webb’s store should go for IaaS model as it is
more flexible in comparison to PaaS model.
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References
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Kaushik, A., & Kumar, A. (2013). Application of cloud computing in libraries. International
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Kavis, M. J. (2014). Architecting the cloud: design decisions for cloud computing service models
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Kulkarni, G. (2012). Cloud computing-software as service. International Journal of Cloud
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Obeidat, M. A., & Turgay, T. (2012). Empirical analysis for the factors affecting the adoption of
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Tajadod, G., Batten, L., & Govinda, K. (2012, December). Microsoft and amazon: A comparison
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Wang, C., Chow, S. S., Wang, Q., Ren, K., & Lou, W. (2013). Privacy-preserving public auditing
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