CIS 336 Week 4 On-line Class Discussions

CIS336

Week 4 Discussion 1

“Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT)” Please respond to the following:

With the proliferation of smart phones and intelligent computing tablets such as the iPad, enterprises are increasingly faced with employees who want to bring their own devices and connect to enterprise systems. Determine whether or not employers should allow this type of connectivity to enterprise systems. Support your reasoning with three examples. Predict the impact to an organization’s Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) when employees use BYOD. Do some research on the topic and provide at least one substantive reference that supports this type connectivity to enterprise systems and one substantive reference that is not supportive.
From this week’s videos, determine whether Strayer University should allow students to use BYOD on campus. Explain why or why not.

Week 4 Discussion 2

Virtualization and Cloud Computing” Please respond to the following:

Suggest how an organization should choose between Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Support your recommendation with an explanation and at least one substantive reference that supports your position.
Salesforce.com, Facebook, Gmail, Windows Azure, Apple iTunes, and LinkedIn are examples of applications in the cloud computing space. Examine the benefits and possible problems for these organizations when it comes to cloud computing. Propose solutions to these problems. Predict the impact to an organization’s TCO and ROI. Support your recommendation with at least one substantive reference that supports your position.

** Current refrences needed.