Cloud Integration: Analyzing Cloud Services for Webb's Retail Business

This report focuses on the integration of cloud services for Webb's, a small grocery retailer. It begins with an introduction to cloud computing, its various types (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS), and the benefits it offers, such as reduced costs, increased storage, flexibility, and scalability. The report then discusses the benefits of cloud computing for Webb's, including efficient communication and data manipulation. It explores top cloud service providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, highlighting their key features. The report recommends Microsoft Azure as the preferred platform due to its PaaS capabilities and suitability for the company's needs, justifying this selection based on its support for the company's system. The conclusion emphasizes the necessity of implementing cloud services, specifically recommending PaaS and Microsoft Azure for Webb's. The report includes a bibliography of relevant sources.

INTEGRATION
OF CLOUD
SERVICES
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INTRODUCTION
 Webb’s have taken over a small grocery
retailer
 Located in Victoria
 They need to integrate the retail in their
business as soon as possible.
 They require cloud integration for their
businesses.

CLOUD COMPUTING
 Cloud computing is an infrastructure
used for computing
 They are used over the internet
 They offer different type of services to
the clients
 They are very reliable and provide
better security.

CLOUD COMPUTING
Rittinghouse & Ransome, 2016

TYPES OF CLOUD
SERVICES
There are three types of services
provided by the cloud providers:
 IaaS
 Paas
 SaaS

INFRASTRUCTURE AS A
SERVICE
 IaaS is Infrastructure as a Service
 They provide Virtual machines
 They provide Virtual Storage
 Amazon Web Services, GoGrid, 3 Tera

PLATFORM AS A SERVICE
 PaaS is Platform as a Service
 Used for designing
 Used for developing
 Azure Platform Service, Force.com,
Google App Engine

SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
 SaaS is Software as a Service
 This is highly scalable
 This provides the user with the internet
based application.
 Google Docs, Acrobat.com,
salesforce.com

BENEFITS OF CLOUD
COMPUTING
 Reduced Cost
 Increased storage
 Flexible
 Scalable

BENEFIT FOR WEBB’S
STORE
 The services provided would reduce the
cost for the organization
 The cloud services help the company to
communicate efficiently with the
branches.
 The data of the regional data centers
can be manipulated efficiently.

TOP CLOUD SERVICE
PROVIDERS
 Amazon Web Services
 Microsoft Azure Platform
 Salesforce.com
 IBM Hybrid Cloud
 Google Cloud

AMAZON WEB SERVICES
("Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Cloud Computing
Services", 2017)