In Modern Infrastructure strategy there are 2 basic models to consider. Keep in mind choosing the best for the business is the right strategic decision.

Model 1

Traditional onsite of co-located data center facility. This houses your network, storage and compute technologies. You purchase and manage the equipment and your entire network/compute environment yourself.

Model 2

Newer Cloud or SAS model. In this model all the network, computer, storage lives in the cloud or at a service provider's datacenter. It's model 1 but your paying someone to host and maintain the environment for you.

Compare and contrast the 2. What is the right strategy fr a smaller start up firm? What about a larger more established firm. Support your arguments and create a strength and weakness argument for each small vs larger firm. Remember concerns like cost, scale, security etc

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Small startup Model 1 will suffice for a small startup firm Cost Model 1 is selfmanaged So it ... View the full answer