After reading the case study, it can be easily identified
that the organization is looking towards expanding its business operations by
capturing different International Space companies in Japan, European Union and
other related countries around the globe. Currently it is providing services to
the NASA in United States only and management is keenly interested to open its
new subsidiaries in new locations internationally to expand its basic
operations.
Another
significant need of the company is to increase the level related to technology
and firewall in the organization in order to reduce the threat related to any
kind of security breach. Even the CIO of the company has also raised concerns
regarding the current prevailing infrastructure related to security implications.
This clearly suggests that the current prevailing infrastructure for the
security implications is not suitable for the operations of the company and is
not suitable to meet the current demands of the company.
Another
important need of the company is to make sure that the information technology
improvement can be implemented in such a manner that it falls within the
information technology budget of the company. Company is also so big
pressurized to follow the rules and regulations related to FISMA. Proper
implications must be implemented related to Information Technology department
in the company in order to make sure that the company is having complete
compliance with FISMA regulations.
Proposed
Solution:
Different techniques can be used in order to increase the
data storage capacity of the company. One of the most significant techniques
which are being used by most of the organizations in modern days is cloud
storage services. Cloud storage services can be utilized by organizations from
of purposes services or it can also be developed on the work site according to
the requirements of the organization. Cloud storage is typically associated
with formulation of a host platform related to storage service which can be
used in order to store data like block storage.
By
looking towards the importance of the data, it is highly recommended that the
management should focus towards installing on-premises cloud storage services.
It will not only help them to keep their data storage secure and will also help
them to make sure that their data in the cloud storage is free from any kind of
cyber threat. There are different justifications for selecting this solution.
One of the most significant justifications is that it is comparatively less
expensive and its installation is very simple. Another significant
justification is that it is one of the most emerging Technologies of Modern
Times related to data storage. Most of the multinational organizations are
using this data storage service in order to increase their capacity related to
data storage.
Adoption
Process for Proposed Solution
It
is important that the recommended solution should be implemented as soon as
possible in order to increase the data storage capacity of the organization.
There are some benefits and risk associated with early adaptation of
recommended solution. One of the most significant benefits is that it is one of
the latest and fastest growing data storage Technology. Risk associated with
early adaptation of this technology is that it has some cyber threats because
the data will be stored on online storage platform.
It
is not recommended to delay the implementation of the recommended solution
because due to delay of implementation, this technology might become old. It is
significantly important to implement recommended solution as soon as possible
to make sure that the recommended solution or Technology does not become
obsolete. One of the most significant benefits associated with delay in
implementation of the recommended solution is that with the passage of time,
new and latest technology is introduced and latest technology will be better
than the current cloud storage platform. This will reduce the information
technology related up gradation cost of the company because with the passage of
time, company will be required to upgrade the data storage capacity and every
time latest technology will be implemented. In my opinion, recommended solution
should be implemented as soon as possible in order to enhance the data storage
capacity.
Potential
Positive and Negative Effects of Proposed Solutions:
There are certain advantages and disadvantages of
implementing the recommended solution. Some of the advantages and disadvantages
have been discussed in this assignment. One of the most significant advantages
that cloud data storage service is an offside Management Service. It will help
the organization to store the data online and relevant users will be able to
access the data online from anywhere. There will be no physical maintenance of
service will be required. Another significant advantage of this solution is
that it is comparatively and reasonably cost effective as compared to other
available solutions. Another significant advantage of this solution is that
cloud based data storage services enhances the level of connectivity between
the users of the data which helps in proper decision making in the organization.
According
to research conducted by mediatronics, when cloud data storage services are
supported with appropriate enterprise Technologies then it helps to increase
the speed of the data access and this improves the efficiency of overall
operations in the organization related to data analysis and data access (Robb, 2018).
One
of the most significant disadvantages of this recommended solution is cyber
thread and security thread associated with this technology. Different cases
have been reported related to security breach for this technology. Another
disadvantage of this technology is that organization must have strong internet
connection otherwise they will face speed issues for downloading the data from
the data storage platforms.
Another
significant advantage of implementing cloud based data storage Technology is
that it is a cost effective and less expensive technology which can help the organization
to enhance the capacity related to data storage. Currently, company is facing
issues regarding implementation of such a technology which should be within the
budget allocated for the information technology department. This technology of
cloud data storage will definitely fall within the range of budget allocated
for the information technology department. Its usage is increasing with the
passage of time and with increase in its usage, it is quite possible that the
price of this technology will increase in near future due to increase in demand
for this technology. It is recommendable for the management to adopt this
technology as soon as possible in order to take advantage of less priced
services as compared to future expensive services.
Comparison
of Proposed Technology with other Alternatives:
One of the most significant objectives of the company is
to find a solution which can be implemented in order to extend the capacity
related to data storage by making sure that the new implemented technology is
within the budget of the information technology department. The suggested
technology is comparatively cost efficient and is less expensive so it can help
the top level management of the company to achieve the objectives related to
the budget of the information technology department.
There
are other different alternative solutions which can be implemented like company
can install physical hardware networks for increasing the data storage capacity
but it would require to allocate a specific workplace location for the
networking and data storage related networks. Installation cost of this alternative
is also comparatively higher as compared to cloud based data storage platform.
It can be clearly observed that the cloud based data storage platform is
meeting the basic objectives of the company management related to data storage capacity
expansion as compared to other available alternative techniques.
Another
alternative which can be implemented in order to increase the data storage
capacity is to outsource the information technology related matters. It is
important to understand that this alternative is not recommendable because the
information stored with the organization is highly important and it should be
kept secured. By outsourcing the information technology related matters, risk
related to data security will be significantly increased. Most of the organizations
are Outsourcing their data management functions in order to make sure that they
can streamline their operations and they can reduce their cost of Management
related to Information Technology and data management. If the organization is
not sufficient enough in the field of data management then outsourcing this
operation might help the management to overcome the issues related to data
management and related matters (Ismail, 2018).
Outsourced
Information Technology service providers have the capability to support as well
as integrate the increasing technological mixtures. With significant increase
in number of cases related to cybercrime and data security, this solution might
be a risk for the company by sharing the confidential data with other company
but it can also be an advantage for the company because the outsourced
operations will be managed in more effective and professional manner. The tools
applied for data management by the new company will be focused towards making
sure that there is no intervention of factors like cybercrime and data security
in order to make sure that the data related to the client is safe.
Methods
for Measuring the Impact of Proposed Technology:
There are different techniques which can be implemented
in order to analyze the performance of cloud-based data storage Technology. One
of the most significant techniques is that management can continuously analyze
the performance of recently implemented cloud based data storage platform by
documenting its performance in order to continuously compare the historical
performance with the current performance. It will help to identify the
difference between the historical performance and current performance. This
variance will help the management to understand whether the implementation of
this technology is beneficial or not for the company.
Same
technique was utilized by Netflix recently when they transferred their data and
videos from their data centers into the new cloud storage system. Netflix also
enhanced their data storage facility by incorporating cloud based data storage
system in the organization. This helped the management to identify that
physical server was facing different issues in transferring the data and videos
into the cloud based platform. It was even identified that the performance of
the data when transferred to the cloud based data storage was not effective and
efficient as compared to the physical service. This clearly suggests that
management should continuously monitor the performance of recently implemented
cloud based data storage technology in order to identify its performance level (Babcock, 2016).
After
conducting the analysis, I can suggest that implementation of cloud based data
storage capability would be recommendable for the management of the company. It
is not only cost efficient for the company but it is also focused towards
achieving the goals of the company which is to increase the data storage
capacity within the allocated budget of Information Technology department
within the company. This solution is also comparatively easy to implement as
compared to other alternative solutions. It is also considered to be successful
as most of the organizations have successfully implemented this solution for
enhancing the data storage capacity
References of Organizational needs Proposed Solution
Babcock, C. (2016, 09 20). 5 Cloud Performance
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https://www.informationweek.com/cloud/5-cloud-performance-measuring-strategies/d/d-id/1326944
Ismail, N. (2018, 05 29). 5 technology trends
transforming data management. Retrieved 05 15, 2019, from information-age:
https://www.information-age.com/5-technology-trends-transforming-data-management-123472524/
Robb, D. (2018, 10 10). Cloud Storage Pros and Cons.
Retrieved 05 15, 2019, from enterprisestorageforum:
https://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/cloud-storage/cloud-storage-pros-and-cons.html