Author:
Emmanuel Kayode Akinshola Ogunshile
Affiliation:
University of the West of England, United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
VLAN – Virtual Local Area Network, IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service, SaaS – Software as a Service,
PaaS – Platform as a Service, CAD – Computer Aided Design, CRM – Customer Relationship Management, vCPU – Virtual Central Processing Unit, COTS – Components of the Shelf.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Cloud Application Portability
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Cloud Computing
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Cloud Computing Architecture
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Cloud Cost Analysis
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Cloud Delivery Models
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Cloud Deployment Models: Public/Private/Hybrid Cloud
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Cloud Interoperability
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Cloud Scenarios
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Fundamentals
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Services Science
Abstract:
The rate of adoption of cloud services is increasing year on year as organisations realise the many benefits that moving operations onto a cloud based platform provides. However, there is an argument to be made that with the multitude services that offer cloud solutions in various forms, that choosing the right technology for a business is not straight forward and cloud services may not always provide all the benefits suggested by the service providers. Using the case study of OneDrum Ltd as a comparison of compatibility, an analysis of current cloud providers as well as hardware that is used to provide cloud solutions is considered. With these examples, potential solutions for the OneDrum Ltd scenarios have been devised with the aim to create transferable solutions for other small manufacturing businesses.