Description
Purpose of Assignment
Electronic spreadsheets are useful tools, especially when creating a business budget. Once a spreadsheet is set up correctly in Excel®, values can be modified at any time, and the electronic spreadsheet will automatically update itself. Students will create a spreadsheet of computer equipment for a small fictional business where they are the owner. They will include the cost of all hardware and software needed for their employees, and calculate a monthly budget for the equipment.
Assignment Steps
Resources:
- Research hardware and software to satisfy operational requirements described above
- Microsoft Office 365, Office 2016: Introductory: Module 1: Creating a Worksheet and a Chart
- Microsoft Office 365, Office 2016: Introductory: Module 2: Formulas, Function, and Formatting
Scenario: Imagine you are the owner of a small
internet business where you employ five people. You need to budget for
the cost of hardware and software needed to run company operations. Each
employee is required to work both in the office and remotely, and needs
access to company data at all times.
Choose the hardware and software that will provide your employees with the ability to stay connected to internal company data, communicate and collaborate with coworkers, and process data and sales information using wording, processing, and spreadsheet software applications.
Create a business budget sheet using Microsoft® Excel®. In the budget sheet, do the following:
- List the make and model of desired hardware devices and their cost.
- List software operating systems and applications for each device and their costs.
- Sum up the cost for both hardware and software for each employee, and then calculate the average monthly costs to maintain these systems.
- Insert a graph or chart displaying total costs graphically.
- Label columns/rows with titles reflecting data they contain.
- Use no more than two sheets in one workbook to display required data.
- Format data to highlight important totals.
The Budget sheet answers should include 1,400 words.
Note: this assignment only requires that you submit an Excel® Workbook file. There are no written or APA guideline requirements.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: PROJECT BUDGET: SMALL INTERNET BUSINESS
Project Budget: Small Internet Business
Name
Professors Name
Institution Affiliation
Submission Date
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PROJECT BUDGET: SMALL INTERNET BUSINESS
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Table of Content
Scalable IT Solution ........................................................................................................ 3
Project Budget ............................................................................................................................. 4
Small Internet Business................................................................................................... 5
Project Product Cost ................................................................................................................... 6
Hardware ......................................................................................................................... 7
Hardware Cost Budget ................................................................................................................ 8
Software .......................................................................................................................... 9
Software Cost Budget ................................................................................................................. 9
Project Ratio.................................................................................................................. 10
Product Cost Ratio .................................................................................................................... 10
Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 10
References .................................................................................................................... 11
Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 13
Typical IT Project Budget ......................................................................................................... 13
Budget Breakdown.................................................................................................................... 14
Project Ratio.............................................................................................................................. 14
PROJECT BUDGET: SMALL INTERNET BUSINESS
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Scalable IT Solution
Upon completion of developing a scalable information technology network, a small internet
business will spend roughly $87,237.85 for their IT infrastructure project. The company will
need to acquire both hardware and compatible software that ensures networking resource
availability and connectivity. The budgeting expense1 for a building a functional information
technology systems includes hardware and software cost per units, amounts of units needed, cost
associated with products, product descriptions and the unit purposes. The small internet business
with five employees connecting to internal resources through public and private domains
requires safeguards such as technical, physical and administrative controls incorporating
software and hardware configurations. Facilitating connections between users and IT resources is
the use of a third party internet service provider monthly contracted cost, which is also budgeted.
Total units, total units cost, and total project cost is furthered calculated to represent a percentage
of the overall project amount.
See Appendix
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Typical Seven Domain IT Project Budget
PROJECT BUDGET: SMALL INTERNET BUSINESS
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Project Budget
ITEM
Hardware/Software
Product
Employee/Employees
Software
User Management
Controls
$500.00
1
$500.00
Technical & Physical
Control
Hardware
UAP Policy
Development
$5,000.00
1
$5,000.00
iMac
Hardware
27-inch iMac with
Retina 5K display
$2,999.00
5.00
$14,995.00
Microsoft Office
Business- Annual
Subscription
Software
Office
Professional 2016
$399.99
5.00
$1,999.95
Switch’s & Hub
Hardware
Cisco Catalyst
2960-L
$2,399.99
2.00
$4,799.98
Internet Service
Provider (ISP)
Software
$249.95
1.00
$249.95
Ethernet Hardware
Hardware
$1,299.99
1.00
$1,299.99
Encryption
Software
$945.00
1.00
$945.00
IDS/IPS Hardware
Hardware
$2,349.00
1.00
$2,349.00
Firewalls
Hardware/Software
$4,999.99
2.00
$9,999.98
Router/s
Hardware
Cisco 4000 Series
Router
$1,259.00
1.00
$1,259.00
Server Application
Software
IBM WebSphere
Application Server
$16,000.00
2.00
$32,000.00
Servers
Hardware
Fujitsu SPARC
M12 Servers
$2,500.00
3.00
$7,500.00
Remote Access
Server
Hardware
Cisco AS5300
Remote Access
Server
$390.00
1.00
$390.00
Cloud Technology
Software
Oracle Cloud
$3,950.00
1.00
$3,950.00
$39,741.91
28.00
$87,237.85
Business Project
Total
Comcast Business
Deluxe 150
Service
Cisco Catalyst
6500 16-Port 10
Gigabit Ethernet
Copper Module
Symantec
Endpoint
Encryption
Cisco IOS
Intrusion
Prevention System
(IPS)
Cisco ASA5525
ASA5525-K9
Security Firewall
Appliance
Cost
Units/ Amount
Unit Total Cost
PROJECT BUDGET: SMALL INTERNET BUSINESS
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Small Internet Business
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