Cloud Computing Application in Regional Garden: Office Automation

This report analyzes the application of cloud computing for Regional Garden, focusing on office automation. It explores different implementation approaches like prototype and pilot, recommending the prototype approach for its user-friendly nature and reduced complexity. The report then delves into the differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms, justifying the selection of IaaS and recommending Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the service provider. It details the features, importance, and technicalities of each cloud model, ultimately recommending IaaS for its control over virtual machines and simplified infrastructure. The report also acknowledges potential challenges associated with IaaS adoption, such as higher costs and the responsibility for data management and VM management. The report concludes by providing a comprehensive overview of cloud computing models and their practical implications for the Regional Garden's office automation system.

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Table of Contents
Task 2: Discussion about the best way to provide office automation for Regional Garden..........1
2.1 Benefits and issues of different office automation system implementation approaches....1
2.1.1Benefits and issues of prototype approach:....................................................................1
2.1.2 Benefits and issues of pilot approach.............................................................................3
2.2 Summary to advice Regional Garden....................................................................................3
Task 3: Movement to web infrastructure to a public cloud............................................................4
3.1 Difference between infrastructures provided by IaaS and PaaS platform............................4
3.2 Justification for the selection of service provider.................................................................5
Task 4: Consideration on whether to use PaaS or SaaS..................................................................5
4.1 Major differences between IaaS, PaaS and SaaS...................................................................5
4.2 Recommendation for the most suitable model....................................................................7
4.3 Most likely problems Regional Garden may face for this adoption......................................8
References.......................................................................................................................................9

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Task 2: Discussion about the best way to provide office automation for Regional
Garden
2.1 Benefits and issues of different office automation system implementation
approaches
Regional Garden Ltd runs numbers of related gardening enterprises simultaneously and
in order to gain economic success this is necessary for the company to serve office automation
system to their staff members (Almorsy, Grundy & Muller, 2016). Office Automation systems
are referred to as an advanced configuration of networked software and hardware. Based upon
the business background, different approaches are available those can be used to implement an
Office Automation System in Regional Garden. Various approaches those can be used for the
implementation are Ad hoc, structured, Pilot, prototype etc. Among four of these above
mentioned approaches the benefits and issues of pilot and prototyping are mentioned below:
2.1.1Benefits and issues of prototype approach:
Benefits: The project specification and requirements given by project developers can be
improved through prototyping. Changes in system are costlier than new implementation as
changes are detected after implementation (Manvi & Shyam, 2014). Thus, prototyping reduces
the overall cost and time of implementation for building any office automation system.
Prototyping helps to improve and increase the involvement of the users with the system. It
prevents the misunderstandings and the miscommunication that may occur in an office
automation system.

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Issues: Prototype process model can distract the developers to analyze a complete
project entirely (Puthal et al., 2015). Prototyping may lead a system to incomplete
specifications and also prevent it to deliver better solution to their staffs. In some cases
prototyping may be expensive and time consuming as well.
2.1.2 Benefits and issues of pilot approach
Benefits: Pilot program helps to build experience for new programs and also can also
identify challenges earlier (Bruneo, 2014). It helps to learn document lessons, can test the
effectiveness of the planned processes and also helps to disclose the factors those may slow
down the approach.
Issues: Pilot programming approach may signal the sense of doubt in case of
technologies. For implementing new office automation system, sometimes previous data or
information are required to be implemented thus, information may be mixed up with to create
confusion (Kumar et al., 2014).
2.2 Summary to advice Regional Garden
Among two of these approaches, Regional Garden should adopt prototype design
approach for implementing he office automation system. With the help of prototype design the
users will be able to access information from the system easily (Armstrong, Kavanagh &
Djemame, 2015). The level of complexity will be reduced and the system will give user friendly
approach to all the staff members associated to Regional Garden.

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Task 3: Movement to web infrastructure to a public cloud
3.1 Difference between infrastructures provided by IaaS and PaaS platform
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS): The IaaS platform are self service models that are used
for accessing, monitoring and managing all the remote infrastructures of different datacenters
(Bokhari, Azam & Abbas, 2015). With high level security information can be accessed, compute,
store and managed well with the help of IaaS platform. Firewall is one of the most widely used
security approaches that help to keep information secured from external attacks. Inspite of
purchasing direct hardware outright the users are allowed to purchase IaaS those are
dependent upon consumptions, similar to electricity and many other utility billing as well.
Platform as a service (PaaS): During the delivery different software components, the
PaaS platform is used by the business organizations to serve proper business applications and
other developments. In order to develop or customize applications, the PaaS framework can be
used by the developers (Fehling et al., 2014). The different project life cycle phases such as
development, testing, deployment application become faster, simple and cost effective with
this PaaS platform. The enterprise operations and operation systems can be managed
appropriately through virtualization and that is also served by the PaaS platform. With the help
of PaaS, line of business software developers will be able to gain self service portal through
which they can manage the business computing infrastructure (Bitam, Mellouk & Zeadally,
2015). A hybrid model, which uses both the public IaaS including on premise infrastructure, can
be delivered by PaaS.

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3.2 Justification for the selection of service provider
After analyzing the background of two of these cloud architectures, it can be said that
the company should adopt the IaaS platform, for improving their business performance. It also
helps to extend the structure of current datacenter. Many IaaS service providers are there such
as Amazon Web Services, Cisco Metapod, Google compute Engine, Microsoft Azure etc
(Abdelmaboud et al., 2015). Comparing IaaS and PaaS providers it can be said that, Regional
Garden should select Amazon Web Service (AWS). It will help the company to release a new as
well as updated version of the existing Office Automation System (OAS).
Task 4: Consideration on whether to use PaaS or SaaS
4.1 Major differences between IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
Features IaaS PaaS SaaS
Offers With the creation of
an IaaS platform the
users will be able to
obtain the features of
virtual machines, load
balancer, firewall
security and IP
addresses (Bitam,
Mellouk & Zeadally,
2015). In order to
An on-demand
environment will be
achieved with the
PaaS platform. This
particular platform is
made up with
hardware, software
and advanced
operating system.
Addition codes can
Users will be able to
get an accurate work
package. As per the
requirement if the
users the packages
will be configured.

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test any application
these are very
helpful.
also be incorporated
with this platform
during the
development of use
and payment basis.
Importance For system
administration the
basic layers of cloud
computing are very
much helpful.
The mid level of cloud
computing enables
the application to
become more
developed (Bokhari,
Azam & Abbas, 2015)
This provides the final
product which is
referred to as a ready
product to be used.
Involved
technicalities
In order to implement
IaaS platform, deeper
skills and knowledge
about technologies
are needed. Further
support cannot be
gained if the
developers fail to
build the basic.
With medium
technical knowledge
this platform can be
build. Knowledge of
coding and
development are
needed for
eliminating al
probable bugs.
No such technical
knowledge is needed
to handle all the
technical products.
Deal IaaS deals with server,
network array, virtual
It deals with different
java runtimes such as
On the other hand
PaaS deals with

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machines and storage
disks.
web server, Oracle different applications
such as Gmail, Google
drive, yahoo mail etc.
Popularity graphs This particular cloud
architecture is used
mostly by the skilled
as well as
experienced
developers. The
examples of IaaS
platform include
Cisco Metapod, AWS,
Microsoft Azure etc.
This platform is
generally used by the
developers who have
medium level skills.
Again the developers
use this particular
platform need not to
worry about the
traffic loads (Puthal et
al., 2015)
This is most popular
amongst the email
users. About
technicalities the
users also need not to
worry about. The
examples of this PaaS
are Google apps,
Cisco WebEx etc.
4.2 Recommendation for the most suitable model
Among IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, three of these cloud architectures the company should
adopt IaaS architecture. The reasons for which Regional Garden should choose this model are s
follows:
 This platform offers controlling ability over the virtual machines all the
applications stored within it.

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 Within the VM, the customer can run any application they want. It can simplify
the infrastructure of the enterprises with proper integration.
 As it offers a better control over the VM thus the level of security is also very
much high in case of this application.
 Due to simplicity in application and user friendly nature of IaaS the users will be
able to run all the desired applications with a minimum development cost and a
minimum maintenance cost.
4.3 Most likely problems Regional Garden may face for this adoption
Besides the above mentioned advantages there are certain problems that may rise after
the adoption of IaaS cloud platform. The followings are the reasons:
This is the most expensive platform, because the consumers are now leasing a tangible
resource. The providers are allowed to charge for each and every cycle (Almorsy, Grundy &
Muller, 2016). The consumers of the company are responsible to manage information as a
backup and even for all other components of VM management, the consumers are responsible.
Thus, if the consumers fail to serve their job roles accordingly then, even after platform
migration also Regional Garden may face major issues.

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