The advantages of cloud computing over traditional IT infrastructure and services
Partsafas, Konstantinos (2023)
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023052915502
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023052915502
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This report is a research-type thesis that aims to study the benefits of cloud computing over traditional IT infrastructure. The research is conducted with a qualitative approach and the research methods are literature review and case studies.
The report consists of an introduction where the topic, the research background, theoretical framework as well as aims and objectives are presented. In addition to the introduction, the theoretical basis is discussed in the second chapter covering topics and key concepts such as cloud computing definition, cloud evolution, cloud deployment models and most popular cloud providers.
After this, the two chosen case studies are analysed. The case studies I chose for this thesis are Netflix and Airbnb and these are presented because I wanted to have real-world examples of transitioning to cloud. The case studies were analysed to examine why and how companies chose to change their old IT infrastructure and migrate to cloud. Lastly, the results and the findings based on the research are presented as well as tips for companies before and after the migration to cloud.
This research has four main objectives which are examine the impact of cloud computing on business operations, collect information from companies that migrated to cloud successfully, analyse the gathered data and draw conclusions and provide recommendations for a safe migration process.
The key findings of the study are the increased scalability and flexibility cloud technology offers to companies as well as cost savings compared to tradition IT infrastructure. In addition, cloud technology offers more reliability and availability, because the resources are provided by the cloud service provider, which gives more freedom to businesses.
The report ends with a discussion section where the findings of the study are compared with how businesses used to run before and after cloud technology. Also, the difference in the cost between these two infrastructures as well as the moves the cloud providers have made to enhance security in cloud. Lastly, recommendations for companies thinking to transition to cloud are provided.
The report consists of an introduction where the topic, the research background, theoretical framework as well as aims and objectives are presented. In addition to the introduction, the theoretical basis is discussed in the second chapter covering topics and key concepts such as cloud computing definition, cloud evolution, cloud deployment models and most popular cloud providers.
After this, the two chosen case studies are analysed. The case studies I chose for this thesis are Netflix and Airbnb and these are presented because I wanted to have real-world examples of transitioning to cloud. The case studies were analysed to examine why and how companies chose to change their old IT infrastructure and migrate to cloud. Lastly, the results and the findings based on the research are presented as well as tips for companies before and after the migration to cloud.
This research has four main objectives which are examine the impact of cloud computing on business operations, collect information from companies that migrated to cloud successfully, analyse the gathered data and draw conclusions and provide recommendations for a safe migration process.
The key findings of the study are the increased scalability and flexibility cloud technology offers to companies as well as cost savings compared to tradition IT infrastructure. In addition, cloud technology offers more reliability and availability, because the resources are provided by the cloud service provider, which gives more freedom to businesses.
The report ends with a discussion section where the findings of the study are compared with how businesses used to run before and after cloud technology. Also, the difference in the cost between these two infrastructures as well as the moves the cloud providers have made to enhance security in cloud. Lastly, recommendations for companies thinking to transition to cloud are provided.