Cloud Computing. Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Interchangeable parts

spurred ideas about structuring assembly lines and logistics. The complex calculations of the field known as Operations Research were enabled by

mainframe computing. Client-server technology generated enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was

required for what we call business process management (BPM). That makes it imperative to start thinking about how management will be changed by the

most impactful information technology of our time: cloud computing in its different delivery modes. What does it allow us to do differently, and how will that

change the way we do things in the future? History suggests that the main way information technology changes management is through changes in how

information is gathered: the large-scale analysis of Operations Research reflected painstaking data collection around a few metrics, which were transferred

to punch cards. BPM reflected the interactions of different stakeholders, from product creation through the supply chain to final assembly.

With cloud computing, information travels rapidly in both directions, across computing systems that, with attributes like virtualization, scaling up or down

to handle bigger workloads, or automated security patching across thousands of machines, are far more flexible. This will likely mean a more flexible work

structure as well, in the interest of products and services that ideally can be adjusted to anticipate customer needs.

Bring your own Device (BOYD) is another concept that is given new freedoms to employees saves companies millions in expenditures on assets. The

key to the new paradigm shift is connecting employees' device software and device operating systems to synchronize with company systems and

software.

Likely outcomes of the move to BOYD include changing how company systems are designed. Also, employees will pave closer collaboration between the

corporate IT department and other business units, including sales, finance, and forecasting. In terms of savings, new ways of writing and deploying

software will encourage new types of faster-acting organizational designs however, the company will reduce its cost in hardware ownership. The best way

to anticipate how these changes will occur is to hear from companies already aggressively implementing them.

On the other, some Information systems professionals say, "BYOD is a possible security nightmare."Internet is so huge that when abuses do occur, they

can have an enormously widespread impact and vulnerability to the company's IS infrastructure.

1. What are two reasons that organizations are changing because of cloud computing? (3 marks)

2. Describe two (2) characteristics of cloud computing (4 marks)

3. What are two benefits to BYOD in this company case? (4 marks)

4. "BYOD is a possible security nightmare." What are two threats that a security professional would believe in this comment? (2.5

marks/each

5. What is a Denial-of-service attack (DoS)? Describe how it is used in cyber-terrorism. (4 marks)