Discuss briefly the possible competitive advantages that may present from adopting cloud computing in organisations

Question 1

(60 Marks) Read the case study ‘Cloud computing for competitive advantage’ (link) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12215899 and answer the following questions: a. What is Cloud Computing? (5 marks) b. Discuss briefly the possible competitive advantages that may present from adopting cloud computing in organisations. (20 marks) c. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement that is presented in the case? Explain why. (20 marks) ‘Cloud Computing allows small business to access IT services that historically would have been the domain of larger organisations’ d. Explain how will Cloud Computing be able to handle the emergence of the Internet of Things? (15 marks)