Running Head: EXECUTIVE BRIEFING MEMO FOR TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP.
Executive Briefing Memo for Technical Leadership.
Bruce Nutter
University of Phoenix
Course
12/11/2017
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EXECUTIVE BRIEFING MEMO FOR TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
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Technical Leadership.
Policy Title
Information Security Policy
Responsible Executive
Communications Information Officer
Responsible Department
Department of Information and Technology
Endorsed by
Steering Committee of Data Governance
Effective Date
January 1, 2018, following 1month mandatory training
Last Update
March 26, 2017
I. Memo Overview
This executive briefing memo will provide an overview of how three design principles for cloud
applications will be used by the technical leadership to implement the software-as-a-service.
SaaS supports Cloud Computing Service and allows the users use the internet to schedule their
customers and control the level of equipment across the company in all the service.
II. Three design principles for cloud applications used to implement the software-as-aservice. SaaS
SaaS refers to the use of software-as-a-service, rather than in the traditional format. It has
overtaken the traditional method of purchasing a software and out rightly beginning to use it
upon loading on a computer system as a device by embracing the subscription for the software
services based on the model ordered (Antonopoulos & Gillam, 2017). The place where the
software is hosted in the cloud for accessibility through the internet also determine how the
software service will benefit an entity. The benefits of using SaaS are enormous and cut across
all entities, individuals or organizations.
a. Monitoring Prevents Problems
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The management will ensure that the risks associated with the SaaS in cloud services are
properly monitored. SaaS enables transparent and timely monitoring and reporting of any risks
relating to the cloud computing service. It has a well-documented escalation and monitoring
process that allows communication across the cloud service (Yang & Liu, 2013). SaaS will be
integrated to allow security monitoring process, escalation process, cloud risk development and
reporting of all the risks related to the cloud computing service. As a result, SaaS provides
regular escalations and information that originates from the cloud service provider.
The SAAS application will be used to undertake planning, invoicing, accounting,
monitoring, and evaluation, tracking of projects and communication. There are upfront costs that
come with the use of SAAS through the monthly subscriptions that has replaced the one-stop
purchase. In case a user no longer needs the SAAS, then the subscription can be terminated
forthwith.
b. Application Management Automates Administration
The management is obliged to ensure that all the applications of SaaS are managed to
ensure that they are compliant with the administration needs. This means that SaaS will be used
to ensure full automation of all the application and processes in an organization at all times. It
obliges the users to comply with legal, policy, regulation and contractual obligations that come
with the use of the cloud computing service. Its authorization will be used to uphold the integrity
of the cloud service it offers to users (Wilder, 2014). This is the cultural dimension observed by
SaaS that allows the compliance manager put in place all policies, code of conduct and
regulations under periodic review. The management will also ensure that all the necessary
processes are in place for compliance purposes
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All the SAAS application will be automatically updated online and the fields saved in the
club as opposed to the computer hard disk. The SaaS will also be made to generate its processing
power from the cloud and comes with ready to use applications for subscriptions (Golden, 2013).
It is beneficial for short time users and can provide additional services and storage even without
extra installation. It has free automatic updates and comes with a cross-service compatibility. No
restrictions on the internet and location of use to access the files in the cloud server. It has the
capacity to enable users to alter applications to suit their needs.
c. Tier-Based Design Increases Efficiency
The SaaS conforms to the design principle of as tier-based design and this obligates the
management to buy and implement all the security features in the cloud. It will be used to
increases the efficiency in cloud computing by ensuring that observes a high level of information
risk and security. Besides, the SaaS has a high capability of facilitating a monitoring and
management process that is of an integral significance to all investments of the SaaS cloud
service (Golden, 2013). Its architecture dimension will be tailored to enable the manager to get
involved in all aspects of the initiative from procurement to the commissioning of the SaaS. The
management is thus responsible for the evaluation of the various vendors and management of
various aspects of the SaaS. They also undertake the review of technology applicable to the SaaS
to ass the design and security features before making decisions on the final investments
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References
Antonopoulos, N., & Gillam, L. (2017). Cloud computing: Principles, systems, and applications.
Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
Golden, B. (2013). Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing . Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons
Inc.
Wilder, B. (2014). Cloud architecture patterns: [develop cloud-native applications]. Beijing:
O'Reilly.
Yang, X., & Liu, L. (2013). Principles, methodologies, and service-oriented approaches for
cloud computing.
BUSINESS PRESENTATION
BRUCE NUTTER
NTC/302
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING MEMO FOR TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
THE MEMO IS ALL ABOUT PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW DESIGN
PRINCIPLES FOR CLOUD APPLICATIONS ARE USED BY TECHNICAL
LEADERSHIP TO IMPLEMENT THE SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE.
PRINCIPLES OF IMPLEMENTING SAAS
• Monitoring prevents problem
• Application management automates administration.
• Tier-based design increases efficiency
MONITORING PREVENTS PROBLEMS
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MANAGEMENT ENSURES RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SAAS IN CLOUD
SERVICES ARE PROPERLY MONITORED.
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THE SAAS ALLOWS TRANSPARENT AND TIMELY MONITORING AND
REPORTING OF ANY RISKS RELATED TO CLOUD COMPUTING
SERVICES.
CONTINUATION
• THE SAAS ALSO PROVIDES REGULAR ESCALATION AND INFORMATION
THAT ORIGINATES FROM CLOUD SERVER PROVIDER.
• SAAS APPLICATION IS ALSO USED TO UNDERTAKE PLANNING,
INVOICING, ACCOUNTING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, PROJECT
TRACKING AND COMMUNICATION.
• IT IS NO-LONGER A ONE-STOP PURCHASE SAAS DO HAVE AN UPFRONT
COST.
APPLICATION MANAGEMENT AUTOMATES ADMINISTRATION
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A MANAGEMENT SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL SAAS APPLICATIONS
ARE WELL MANAGED TO ENHANCE COMPLIANT WITH
ADMINISTRATION NEEDS.
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THEREFORE SAAS IS USED TO ENSURE FULL AUTOMATION OF
ORGANIZATION PROCESS AND APPLICATION AT ALL TIMES.
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SAAS ALSO OBLIGES USER TO COMPLY WITH LEGAL, POLICY,
REGULATION AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION THAT COME WITH
USE OF CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES.
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FOR ALL THE NECESSARY PROCESSES TO BE IN PLACE FOR
COMPLIANCE PURPOSES IT IS THE MANAGEMENT OBLIGATION.
CONTINUATION
• THE SAAS APPLICATIONS ARE AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED ONLINE
AND FIELD SAVED IN CLUB AS OPPOSED TO COMPUTER HARD DISK.
• SAAS ALSO IS MADE TO GENERATE ITS PROCESSING POWER FROM THE
CLOUD AND COMES WITH READY TO USE APPLICATION FOR
SUBSCRIPTION.
• SAAS IS BENEFICIAL FOR SHORT TIME USER AND CAN PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND STORAGE EVEN WITHOUT EXTRA
INSTALLATION.
• IT HAS FREE AUTOMATIC UPDATES, COMES WITH A CROSS-SERVICES
COMPATIBILITY.
• HAS NO RESTRICTION ON INTERNET OR LOCATION USED TO ACCESS
FILES IN CLOUD SERVER.
TIER-BASED DESIGN INCREASES EFFICIENCY
SaaS conforms to the design principle of tier-based design.
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• SaaS is used in increasing efficiency in cloud computing.
• It also has a high level of facilitating a monitoring and management process of an
integral significance to all investments of SaaS cloud services.
CONTINUATION
• SaaS architecture dimension will be tailored to enable the manager to get involved
in all aspects of the initiative from procurement to commissioning.
• Management is responsible for evaluation of various vendors and management of
various aspect of SaaS.
• A review of technology applicable to SaaS is undertaken to ass the design and
security features before making final investment decision.
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Bruce Nutter
NTC 302
December 18, 2017
William Perales
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Executive summary and business presentation
The analysis of this paper is about technical leadership and how it is influenced by data security
policies. The report will be about different technologies used in clouding which in other words
is referred to as a shared pool of resources. Use of the shared pool is what enables the
functionality of computing to be possible. It also helps in locating where information is coming
from and the address of the sender. The most important part about computing is that through it,
and all the technology used it has been easier to create computer clouding which is a technology
that allows information to travel on a given channel to the designed destination without having to
purchase the software.
Another factor that has made computing more exciting today is that it does not matter the kind of
system one is using but information can be transferred from one location to the other. It has even
become more comfortable to monitor some of the risks that organization can encounter through
the use of cloud services. The invention of software-as-a-service has been one of the vast
inventory as it has made computing to change from its traditional format of saving information in
hard disks and hard copies.
What has enabled cloud computing to be successful it is because it has support from
software-as-a-service. Through balancing of load high-performance, cloud-based solution can be
created. It has also involved technology which has made it possible to develop visual hardware
system. It is now applied by big data system or organizations like google in handling their data
and also serving their clients. It has become possible through the use of SaaS which involves the
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use of monitoring prevents a problem, application management automates administration, and
tier-based design increases efficiency.
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