Hundred Miles Away Fromits Csu Cloud Computing I

Scenario: A company called Colony Nursery and Landscaping opened a new store located a few hundred miles away from

its original location. The company wants to implement an award system that awards their customers with points whenever

customers make a purchase, but the two stores are not able to share information. Colony Nursery and Landscaping will

need to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that will solve the information silo problem by collecting

and making this user data available. Colony Nursery and Landscaping is hoping that by providing customers with this award

system, they will be able to maintain competitive advantage. Colony Nursery and Landscaping cannot afford to purchase,

develop, or maintain this system on-site, so they are investigating cloud solutions.

In addition, for many organizations, Colony Nursery and Landscaping included, information silos make it difficult to tap into

needed information. Discuss whether or not the problem of information silos can be solved by using the cloud. Some

organizations do not have the resources to construct or maintain their computer infrastructure, so they utilize cloud services

instead to reduce costs and improve scalability. In this assignment, you will discuss whether or not the cloud offers

solutions for Colony Nursery and Landscaping and identify an application that the ERP system could provide. Compose an

essay that includes the elements listed below.

Define what an information silo is.

Explain why information silos are a problem for organizations.

Discuss why organizations are moving to the cloud.

Determine whether or not using cloud services, such as a cloud-based host for data storage, would solve the ERP

information silo problem at Colony Nursery and Landscaping.

Explain how using the ERP system and awards program would provide a competitive advantage for Colony Nursery and

Landscaping.

Discuss why the implementation of an ERP system might require business process re-engineering for Colony Nursery

and Landscaping. Be sure to explain the business processes that will be affected (e.g., the customer awards system).

Use diagrams or tables as needed, but this is not required.

Your essay must be a minimum of two pages in length (not counting the title and reference pages), and it must be formatted

in APA style. You should include an introduction section that gives background and context to your reader. You must use at

least two scholarly resources as references. Any information from these resources must be cited and referenced in APA

format.