Assignment: Fintech: Choosing a Cloud Service Provider (Group Case)
This case assignment is a group assignment and you will be utilizing the group space in Canvas to complete this assignment. Access the group space through the People (Links to an external site.) link in the Course navigation menu. It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you utilize the group space to collaborate with your group (Links to an external site.), share files (Links to an external site.), and participate in asynchronous discussions (Links to an external site.).
Instructions:
- The case should be discussed by the group using the questions provided below.
- The group discussion (in the group space) should be based around pertinent issues and frameworks related to the case.
- Do NOT respond to the case in question and answer format.
- As a group, you will submit ONE report through this assignment area (your group should appoint a leader to submit the paper).
- The report should be approximately 7 – 8 pages (single space, standard margins). Supportive information such as charts and graphs should NOT be included in the total page count.
Questions
- Joe Kwo recognizes that the cloud offers both opportunities and risks.
- How would a move to the cloud makes it easier and/or more profitable for Fintech to provide large volumes of selected data to its clients?
- What technical challenges does Fintech face in offering the new service?
- What business challenges does Fintech face in offering the new service?
- Assume Joe Kwo must choose a cloud services provider. Based only on the information provided in the case, which provider should Kwo choose? Why? You will need to compare and contrast the three providers’ offerings in detail, and discuss technical and business implications of their similarities and differences.
- For each provider (Amazon, Google, and Microsoft), identify specific risks, and offer specific suggestions for launching, running, and managing the proposed new service if that provider is chosen.
- Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of the provider evaluation process described in the case. What useful steps were taken? Do you see any problems?
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