Reference no: EM132706395

'ARight', is a small bookkeeping and accounting business, which has operated from a home-based office for the last 10 years and currently employs three people. The business is rapidly expanding and extending its network across regional NSW. In the next six months, the business will move into new commercial premises, employ another six people and start a mobile service across regional NSW.

• You have been hired by the business and Helen Ready is your boss. She has employed you to assist her with the transition and expansion of the business. She currently operates her system from her stand-alone desktop computer. Helen is not very savvy with computing technology and has limited ICT skills.

• She wants to get it right for her new set up and expanding clientele, which is located across Regional NSW.

• Helen's vision is to have a network of mobile bookkeeping and accounting service operators across Australia and eventually internationally. Helen has heard about cloud computing, but is not sure what it means. Majority of her financial records are manually maintained and uploaded into single stand-alone bookkeeping software. She started using a software system for her business two years ago.

• She does not have an overall ICT strategy for her business expansion.

• She wants to reduce ongoing ICT costs and increase productivity as she expands.

• She is not sure what to do.

• Helen has tried to learn more about cloud computing seeking other sources of information from other businesses who use cloud computing and their operations as well as other general surveys, data, articles, books, references, search-engines, and also from friends, customers, associates, and vendors.

• Your role is to provide advice on how the business can adopt the latest computing technology to support its business expansion.

• First, it is essential do some research about cloud computing, then need to answer the following questions.

Problem 1: What is the the business protocols for consulting and using the services of specialist advisors as introducing cloud computing to the workplace or ARight business scenario. It is important to refer to workplace standards, regulations and codes.