Write a report that details the possible cost savings with adopting cloud-based solutions and the benefits of using cloud services. Research at least 2 cloud-based providers, and select 1 the following service lines as the basis of your analysis:
Human Resources
Supply Chain
General Office Function (such as e-mail and collaboration tools)
Your analysis should also give consideration to the following topics for the 2 providers you selected in comparison to an on-premise type of deployment:
Speed of deployment
Costs (when possible)
Service offerings
Elastic scaling
Vendor lock-in
Finally, identify the cloud type that might be most appropriate for the service line you selected out of the following:
Public
Private
Community
Hybrid
You may use the following sample as a guide for any cost analysis you wish to consider. The table represents some sample costs that a firm may incur for hosting an on-premise solution to support a business service. The table contains sample cost allocations for IT hosting an on-premise business service.
Asset
Expenditure
One-Time Cost
Annual Expenses
Recurring costs (every 4 years)
Hardware
