Harness the Power of Cloud: Enterprise Deployments and Benefits

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INFT231 – Cloud Computing Week 5 Report This Assessment is part of the Report category, worth 10% of your grade. Deadline Rough Draft - Due by the end of Week 3 at 11:59 pm, ET. Final Report - Due by the end of Week 5 at 11:59 pm, ET. Completing this Assessment will help you to meet the following: [Name] Compare and contrast on-premises solutions and cloud-based solutions for enterprise deployment. Evaluate options for the replacement of existing applications with cloud-based solutions, based on provided scenarios. [Name] You work in the IT department of a large corporation. Management would like to explore a move to cloud computing. Your supervisor has asked you to write a brief report for management that summarizes how some other organizations are using cloud computing. Directions Your task is to investigate and provide examples of how and why other organizations are using cloud computing. Three references are provided below, but you should also perform your own research to find additional case studies. Use two of the provided references in addition to two sources that you find. After reading the sources, summarize your findings in a brief report (up to 750 words). Include at least three examples from the case studies of why organizations have moved to the cloud and the benefits that were derived from the move. List all sources used at the end of your report. Be sure to list enough information about each source so that the reader of your report will be able to access it. The report needs to be submitted in Blackboard in a Microsoft Word Document. References Use two of the following sources in addition to two that you find: Amazon Web Services. (2017). Blackboard Case Study. Retrieved from https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/blackboard/ Amazon Web Services. (2017). The Kellogg Company Case Study. Retrieved from https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/kellogg-company/ Sobragi, C. G., Gastaud Maçada, A....