Inventory Storage System: System Analysis & Design

System Analysis & Design
Name

Inventory Storage System
Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
System Components & Environment.....................................................................................................2
Platform-as-a-Service........................................................................................................................2
Hybrid Cloud Model..........................................................................................................................3
Best-Practice User-Interface Design Concepts......................................................................................4
Security Concerns & Controls...............................................................................................................8
Access control...................................................................................................................................8
Encryption.........................................................................................................................................9
Digital signatures...............................................................................................................................9
Secure transactions..........................................................................................................................10
Planning & Managing the Project: Implementation, Testing & Deployment.......................................10
Converting and initializing data.......................................................................................................10
References...........................................................................................................................................12
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Inventory Storage System
Introduction
The report has been developed for the inventory storage system being developed and
implemented for ABC organization. There are several phases and activities that are involved
in the system design, development, execution, implementation, and deployment phases. The
details of the system components and user-interface design concepts are included in the
report. The security concerns and mitigation measures are included along with the planning
and management of implementation, testing, and deployment phases.
System Components & Environment
The cloud-based platforms will be used for the system deployment and delivery. It is because
ABC organization operates from varied geographical locations. The deployment of cloud-
based system will ensure that the easier access is provided to the users and the remote
monitoring and control is also made possible. The delivery and deployment models of the
cloud are as explained below.
Platform-as-a-Service
There are primarily three types of cloud delivery models that have been developed as
Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Software as a Service
(SaaS). The delivery model that is recommended for the inventory storage system of ABC
organization is PaaS. The systems tasks and activities will be performed with the PaaS cloud
framework. The model has been recommended for the system due to the security framework
and platform that it will provide (Comendador & Guillo, 2014). There will be built-in
security protocols that will be integrated in this platform which will enhance the overall
security of the inventory storage system. The requirements of the system will be met by PaaS
cloud model along with cost-savings and cost effectiveness.
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Inventory Storage System
Hybrid Cloud Model
There are three categories of cloud deployment models that have been defined as public
cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud models. The inventory storage system of ABC
organization will include varied sets of information as critical data sets, non-critical data sets,
private data sets, public information, sensitive, and internal sets of data. The services and
activities performed by the system will make use of these data sets. Some of the applications
may use sensitive and critical data sets and private cloud will be apt for such services (Sood,
2013). The ones utilizing public data sets will work best with private cloud. The hybrid cloud
model will provide a combination of the two. The architectural model shall make use of three
tier network for its implementation.
Figure 1: cloud model (Author)
The office has three clear and distinct areas in the building facility. The first room is the main
office itself, the second is the room where computers are kept and the third one being the
warehouse. The router connects to the ISP using a T1 Router and it remains behind a
hardware Firewall. Connection is split using Ethernet and Network switches and it is
connected to the main server as well. Further ahead, the two facilities are also connected to
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