According To Cio Magazine, ‘Cloud Services Now Account For A Third Of The It Outsourcing

According to CIO magazine, ‘cloud services now account for a third of the IT outsourcing market’ (Overby, 2016)
As more and more organizations choose to buy cloud services such as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, many information technologists find themselves needing to prepare formal RFQs to begin the process of engaging a cloud provider
In this assignment, you create a detailed RFQ for cloud-based data storage services for the Coffee Retailer enterprise
Preparation Review the Coffee Retailer Description document located in the resources as needed
Directions Create a detailed RFQ for cloud-based data storage services to enable daily backups of Coffee Retailer’s point of sale (POS) data to mitigate the risk of catastrophic data loss
The RFQ should provide enough information so that a cloud computing company can provide an accurate quotation for basic data storage services
You will also want to identify reasonable performance and security metrics that a system like this might require
Please state any assumptions that you need to make to flesh out your choice
Make sure to do the following: Create a professional RFQ that accurately represents the information required by a vendor for a proper response
Create a professionally formatted RFQ appropriate for distribution to stakeholders
Specify reasonable performance and security metrics for data uploads and downloads
Submission Requirements Font: Times New Roman, 12 point
Format: Double spaced lines
Use current APA style and format
Reference Overby, S
(2016)
Cloud services now account for a third of IT outsourcing market
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