Question: Fintech: Choosing a Cloud Services Provider by Clinton Daniel and Janis Gogan Product #: NA0473-PDF-ENG (2017), Harvard Business Publishing Goal To understand the technical, economic,

Fintech: Choosing a Cloud Services Provider by Clinton Daniel and Janis Gogan

Product #: NA0473-PDF-ENG (2017), Harvard Business Publishing

Goal

To understand the technical, economic, operational and strategic factors involved in making decisions about IT initiatives.

Preparation

First, read the case by yourself, to get an overview and understand the background and exhibits. Next, do your own research, keeping the discussion questions below in mind. Make notes with your suggested and alternative solutions before meeting with your team and discussing the case with them.

Discussion questions:

Describe how moving to the cloud would make it easier and/or more profitable for Fintech to provide large volumes of selected data to its clients. (3 pts)

Describe the technical challenges facing Fintech in offering this new service to its clients. (3 pts)

List the similarities and differences among the three cloud service providers offerings. (10 pts)

Describe the risks associated with each provider and provide specific recommendations for mitigating these risks. (4 pts)

Support your discussion with recent news, examples and/or data (along with citations).

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