Impact of Cloud Computing on Business Performance: A Study on Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

RESEARCH METHODS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Background.................................................................................................................................3
Aims and objectives....................................................................................................................3
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................4
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................7
TIME SCHEDULE..........................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Background
The cloud computing is defined as the delivery of the computing services on demand of
the person or the company which includes application to storage and to processing power. This
cloud computing involves delivery of the various types of the service providing to its clients with
the help of the internet. In this modern era, where the technology is developing at its peak and it
is very essential for the companies to make the use of latest technology so that it improves the
working efficiency of the company. Under method of cloud computing, company provide users
the facility to store their data on servers and then they can have access to the data with help of
the internet.
The present study is based on company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) which is an
Indian multinational IT and consulting service company. the company was founded in the year
1968 by JRD Tata, Tata sons and Faquir Chand Kohli and is headquartered in Mumbai. The
current report will outline the use of cloud computing over the performance of the business. in
addition to this the research will also outline the benefits and challenges which the company will
be facing in order to make the use of the cloud computing in order to manage and maintain and
the data of the consumers for a long.
Aims and objectives
Aim: To investigate the impact of using cloud computing upon business performance: A study
on Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Objectives:
 To understand the concept of Cloud computing
 To examine the benefits and challenges of using cloud computing in TCS
 To assess the relationship of using cloud computing within business performance.
 To recommend the best way through which the challenges may overcome within
company.
Research questions
1. What is the concept cloud computing?
2. What are the benefits and challenges of using the cloud computing within the business?

3. What is the relationship among the use of cloud computing with the performance of
business?
4. What are the recommended ways through which challenges can be overcome?
Rationale
In this competitive and advance business environment the major focus is laid over the use
of the technology within the business. Hence, this is the major reason for the researcher to make
the use of the cloud computing as the research topic and conduct the study over it. Further in
addition to this if the business is not working in accordance with the latest trends and technology
then this will not attract large consumers. Thus, for this reason as well the researcher has selected
this as the topic of the researcher. In addition to this the personal and academic reason was also
prevalent before the selection of the research topic of impact of cloud computing on performance
of company.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Theme 1- Concept of cloud computing within the business.
With the analysis of the views of Schniederjans and Hales (2016) the cloud computing is
a practice of using the network relating to the remote server which is being provided over the
internet in order to store and manage the data. Under this the data is being stored and saved over
these cloud storages rather than the computers or the local servers. In simpler words it can also
be stated as the involving of the delivery of the hosted services to the use with the help of the
help of the internet. This involves the use of the analytics and software in order to keep the data
storage safe and secure and everything is being recorded with help of the cloud computing.
On the other side Khayer and et.al., (2020) argued that both cloud computing and storing
the data over computers or laptop is difference as compared to data stored over desktop hard
disk. With respect to the business the cloud computing is defined as improving the productivity
and collaboration and result in reduction of cost. It simply means protection of the data and try to
improve the collaboration and productivity of the company as all the data of company resources
are being stored over internet.
Furthermore, in against of this Luo and et.al., (2018) stated that the use of cloud
computing within the business is very important. The major reason for this is that when the
company will undertake the use of cloud computing then this will assist company in storing all
the necessary data in safe and secure manner. Further in addition to this when the data of the