You will submit your final case study. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. Your final product should answer this question: How will technology position Harrison Kirby’s business for future growth and for the enhancement of both customer alignment and efficiency?

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

Case Synthesis What is the purpose in Harrison Kirby asking you to collect this data and how will it impact his business? Start the assignment with 2–3 paragraphs providing a description of Kirby’s business and the industry in which he operates. In this type of contemporary business organization, what is the central role that IT is playing for Harrison Kirby? Find a complementary or competing company in the same industry as Mr. Kirby’s. Take time to research the company and provide supported evidence to communicate how IT may be playing a strategic role for that company in order to maintain or gain a competitive advantage.

Security and Ethics What are the security or control issues that should be addressed as part of the technology selection process for Kirby’s business? Propose how you would address ethics or information security issues as part of the technology selection process for Kirby’s business.

Findings and Recommendations As the technical liaison for Kirby, you are providing him with critical information that he will use in making decisions on expanding the use of technology to improve his practice. It is important that you write your response with conviction through well-developed recommendations based on sound reasoning and evidence. Include an embedded Excel object in your final Word document submission that includes a matrix of technical options that Kirby should consider in his decision making process. The Excel file should include the columns below in an example based on cloud computing. Make sure that you communicate to Mr. Kirby the challenges he should expect to face when introducing new technology into his business. Here's a video to help you with the embedded excel object part of the final project assignment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5C0AiOdp-g

Technology Concept

	Product/Service Name	URL	Solution Type	Licensing/Cost	Use Case / Value Statement
Cloud Computing	Amazon AWS	http://aws.amazon.com/	Storage – Amazon EBS	30GB Free	Business continuity Due to the sensitive nature of transaction and customer data for Kirby, he should consider a backup/storage solution where he can quickly recover from a potential catastrophe and retain customers to minimize loss and get back to business quickly.

Comment and provide examples of how Mr. Kirby can use this new technology to make better management decisions for his business in the future.

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