ICTICT517 Strategic Direction of the Organisation Analysis

This assignment, submitted by Tuan Nguyen, analyzes the strategic direction of an organization, Red Opal Innovations, focusing on its ICT infrastructure. The analysis includes background information, an overview of the current ICT network and hardware, and a discussion of potential technologies such as virtualization, cloud computing, and browser-based operating systems. The assignment then presents an options analysis, comparing the costs and benefits of different technological solutions, ultimately recommending cloud computing as the preferred option. It details the impact of this change on the company, outlining four key areas of influence. Finally, the assignment concludes with a comprehensive action plan, including procurement, security measures, implementation strategies, and ongoing monitoring, to ensure a smooth transition and successful implementation of the recommended ICT improvements. The project leverages references to support the analysis and recommendations.

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Title: Strategic Direction ofthe Organisation
Submit by: Tuan Nguyen
Date: 3/2020
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Table of Contents
1. Background information (100 words)..........................................................................4
2. Current ICT network and hardware (diagram).............................................................4
3. Possible technologies (200 words)..............................................................................4
4. Options Analysis.......................................................................................................... 4
5.1 Identify suitable options (100 words)...................................................................4
5.2 Cost suitable options (100 words)........................................................................5
5.3 Options comparison (350 words)..........................................................................5
5.4 Preferred option (250 words + diagram)..............................................................5
6. Impact of Change (300 words = 4 impacts)................................................................5
6.1 Impact 1:.................................................................................................................. 5
6.2 Impact 2:.................................................................................................................. 5
6.3 Impact 3:.................................................................................................................. 5
6.4 Impact 4:.................................................................................................................. 5
7. Action Plan (250 words).............................................................................................. 6
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1.Background information (100 words)
2.Current ICT network and hardware (diagram)
3.Possible technologies (200 words)
Technolo
gy
URL (s) Research Findings
Virtualisati
on  Procedure of running a virtual instance of
computer system in a layer that is
abstracted from the hardware that is
actual
Cloud
computing
 It is the storing and accessing the data and
the programs over the programs instead
of the hard drive of the computer
BYOD  It means the employees of the company
can bring their own devices and work in
the place of work
Wireless
POA
 It is the overhead cables that is connected
to the property
Dumb
terminals
 It is an output devices that is used in order
to accept the data from the cpu
Operating
systems
 An internet operating system is an
operating system that is designed in order
to execute all of its applications and the
services via the client of internet

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4.Options Analysis
5.1Identify suitable options (100 words)
Optio
n
Description
1
Cloud
compu
ting
Cloud computing can be deployed in the company. It will help the company to store
large number of information in the clouds and the hackers cannot access the sensitive
information in the clouds (Rittinghouse and Ransome 2016).
2
visualisa
tion
Virtualisation can also be deployed and it a virtual computer system will be used that is
VM ware will be used in place of the original operating system (Donaldson, Coull and
McLuskie 2017)
3
operatin
g
systems
Operating systems those are based on the browser can also be deployed and it is
suitable option as it will help the company as it can execute all the applications through
the use of the clients of the internet (Calleja 2017)
5.2Cost suitable options (100words)
Optio
n
Costing
1
Virtual
isation
The cost of virtualisation that can be implemented in the company include $ 10,215
2 Cloud
computi
ng
Implementing a cloud server in the company require $10,000- $15,000
3
Operati
ng
system
The cost of deploying the operating system in the company include $100
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5.3Options comparison (350words)
The virtualisation can provide several advantages to the company (Sharma et al 2016).
The advantages include
 Minimized operation and the capital costs
 Reduced or eliminated downtime
 Maximized productivity of IT, agility, efficiency and the responsiveness.
 Efficient provisioning of the assets and the applications
 Greater continuity of the business and the recovery of disaster
 Simplified management of data centre
There are various advantages of the cloud computing when it is deployed in the company
(Khari 2018.). The benefits include:
 Cost savings: it is one of the biggest benefit of cloud computing
 Very high speed
 Restore data and back-up
 Automatic integration of software
 Reliability
 Unlimited capacity of storage
The advantages of operating system include:
 It acts as an interface between the hardware and the user
 Allows the user to input the data (Watson et al 2018).
 The users can communicate with the computers in order to execute different
functions such as the arithmetic calculations and many more
 It has an impressive life of battery
 Eliminates the tasks of It those are time consuming that includes building the images
of the system, troubleshooting software of small business or spending several hours
cleaning the systems those are infected by virus.
5.4Preferred option (250 words +diagram)
The preferred option that can be implemented in the company is the cloud computing.
Cloud computing means accessing and then strong the data over the internet instead of
the hard drive of the computer. The cloud is a metaphor for the internet. When the data
is stored or the programs are executed from the hard drive, it is known as the computing
(Maqueira-Marín, Bruque-Cámara and Minguela-Rata 2017)
The advantages of Cloud computing include
 Cost savings: it is one of the biggest benefit of cloud computing
 Very high speed
 Restore data and back-up
 Automatic integration of software
 Reliability
 Unlimited capacity of storage
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There are three models of cloud computing that can be deployed in the company it
includes IaaS, PaaS, SaaS. Cloud computing can be advantageous for the company as it
is cheaper, faster and it can provide flexibility to the operations of the company and also
offer scalability such as the power of processing and the bandwidth of the network can
be scaled up and can be scaled down easily (Gallardo, Hernantes and Serrano 2018). The
company can deploy SaaS clouds as it is faster and the upgrades of this cloud are latest.
6.Impact of Change (300 words = 4 impacts)
6.1 Impact 1: Cloud computing will have a great impact on the company. This is because
cloud computing is one of the cheapest technology that can be deployed by the company
so that they can save the cost and upgrade the technology (Opara-Martins, Sahandi and
Tian 2016). The technology is also fast and cheaper and it will help the company to meet
its objectives and operate better than the previous technology that was implemented in
the company
6.2 Impact 2: the new technology is very much scalable and can provide flexibility to the
operations of the company. It will help the company too scale up and scale down the
power of processing as the choice of the company and it will help the company in its
operations and fulfil the needs of the company (Kaddoumi et al 2018). It will also the help
the company to change the ICT needs of the company
6.3 Impact 3: the change in the company can easily maximize the efficiency of the
procedures of work and it will make the customers more satisfied (Luo et al 2018). The
new technology will maximize the speed of the and the customers will get the services
more fast and they will be happy about the services
6.4 Impact 4: cloud computing not only assists in minimizing the costs of infrastructure
but it also minimizes the expenditures of the capital. The flexible nature of the cloud
computing has maximized its popularity. It will help the company to increase the revenue
of the company and it will assist the company to accomplish the goals of business
(Clohessy, Acton and Morgan, 2017). Various companies prefer to utilise the services
those are offered by the cloud rather than creating their own infrastructure.
7.Action Plan (250 words)
Strategic Objective
Upgrading the existing ICT infrastructure for improved efficiency and consistent
business practices across all sites
Activity Description /
Standard
Costs (Approx.) Timeline
(Approx.)
1. Procurement Purchase of materials required to
implement new ICT network
2. Backup Create backup of existing data on each
computer in each section. /
Data security must be ensured to
No additional cost 1 week
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industry standards and best practices.
3. Security Security is very important for the cloud
computing and also the systems of the
company. Firewalls must be
implemented in the company so that
hackers cannot access the information
those are sensitive
$ 100 3-4 days
4.
Implementa
tion
It is very important and the company
must contact a vendor before they
implement cloud computing in the
company. It is the most important
phase of the project
$ 15,000 per month 6-12 weeks
5. monitoring Monitoring the cloud is also an
important stage. The company must
contact the vendor that have
implemented the cloud in the company
for monitoring so that they can see any
problems are arising in the operations
of the functioning of the cloud
$ 10 host/month 30-60 days
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Donaldson, S., Coull, N. and McLuskie, D., 2017, June. A methodology for testing
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Data Analytics And Assessment (Cyber SA) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
Gallardo, G., Hernantes, J. and Serrano, N., 2018. Designing SaaS for enterprise adoption
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