Cloud Computing Solutions for Small IT Businesses: An Analysis

This report focuses on cloud computing solutions tailored for small IT businesses. It begins by introducing Akon IT Solutions and its value proposition, emphasizing the shift towards cloud-based services. The report then delves into the planning and architecture of cloud computing, including virtual infrastructure, dynamic applications, and flexible data processing centers. It further explores the different types of cloud computing services such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS). The report highlights the benefits of cloud computing, particularly its ability to provide cost-effective solutions and address hardware challenges faced by small businesses. Overall, the report serves as a guide for small IT businesses seeking to leverage cloud computing for improved efficiency and effectiveness.

Small IT Business
Student’s Name
Institution Affiliation

Cloud Computing Models
Akon IT Solutions comprise three most common classifications
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Cloud Computing Models

Moving the Cloud: The Akon IT Solutions Value
Positioning
• The whole seem to be moving towards the Cloud.
• Akon IT Solutions would like to become the leader in delivering cloud computing
services to all small IT business across Australia and also internationally.
• Cloud computing is a flexible and scalable information technology IT ecosystem
under which service givers are leveraging virtualization technologies to develop
and circulate computing resources to consumers.

Value Propositioning of Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Planning and Architecture for
small IT Business
• Cloud computing planning and architecture for small IT business involves three
major steps
• Virtual infrastructure: In this case the hardware take the pace of software.
• Dynamic Applications: It is at this phase when cloud computing applications starts
monitor it usage automatically.
• Flexible Data Processing Centre: Cloud computing implementation is realised
here by businesses whose priority is primarily dedicated on their server settings.

Cloud Computing Planning and Architecture for small IT
Business

Cloud Computing Services for Small It Business
• Cloud computing services are revolutionizing the manner in which businesses and
public organizations make use of information technology (Rittinghouse, &
Ransome, 2016).
• Currently, could computing services are there to make sure that most if not all IT
needs are attained.

Features of Cloud Computing Services and
Benefits
 Hosting and maintenance is done by the service provider.
 Self-service facilitated by the web interface.
 Unlimited scalability.

Types of Cloud Computing Services
• Cloud computing offers a broad base of services but in the case of Akon IT
Solutions it categorises its cloud computing services in the following classes:
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• Software as a Services (SaaS) and
• Platform as Service (PaaS) (Goutas, Sutanto, & Aldarbesti, 2015).

Types of Cloud Computing Services

Cloud computing the best Solution to Small IT
Business Challenges
• Cloud computing provides small IT business services at a lower cost.
• Akon IT Solutions target is bring awareness to small business that they require a
hardware to facilitate their operations.
• However, the hardware does not come cheaply, thus most of the small businesses
have been forced to keep a blind eye on the hardware that is a necessity for the
success of any business in the current high tech society.
• Nevertheless, through cloud computing hardware has become more efficient and
effective.

Benefits of Cloud computing to Small IT Businesses