Information System

Critical Thinking Collaborative Technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) (105 points)Conduct research and write a paper on either mobile technologies or the Internet of Things (IoT). In your paper, address the following:Briefly define the technology (collaborative technologies or IoT technologies).How and why are organizations applying this technology? Identify and describe one real-world example.What are the benefits of the technology to organizations? For example, does the technology reduce costs?How does the technology benefit the organization’s internal and external users?What are some challenges or potential problems of the technology to the organization?In your opinion, do the benefits outweigh these concerns? Explain.Your well-written report should be 4-5 pages in length, not including the cover and reference pages. Use APA style academic writing

Do not just answer the questions. You should be able to explain the logic behind your answer and point to a credible source to support your position, even if it is just the textbook. You are expected to spend at least 6 hours studying the questions, finding and studying good sources, and understanding the nature of the answers and at least an additional 6 hours answering these questions and polishing your writing, so the answers are compelling. Invest your time wisely, giving more time to the complex answers in order to ensure that you demonstrate that you truly understand the answer. Be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, double check your grammar and spelling.No short answers. Must be 350 or more not including references.1. Explain why Intranets fail. What procedures are needed to prevent the failure?2. Explain the different Management Structures in Intranets.3. What are Electronic Data Management Systems?4. Explain searching and indexing in the context of an Intranet.

Select from the following list four (4) topics and discuss. Use only 50-words per topic to discuss and present your answer. (4 topics x 50 = 200 words).1. Discuss how cloud computing has changed how companies budget for software solutions.2. Compare and contrast SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS, and provide an example of each.3. Define scalability and discuss how the cloud impacts it.4. List three advantages and three disadvantages of cloud computing.5. Define virtualization and discuss how the cloud impacts it.6. Describe three cloud-based solutions for individuals and three cloud-based solutions for businesses.7. Discuss how Web 2.0 has driven the growth of the web.8. Compare and contrast public, private, community, and hybrid clouds.Please make your posts substantive. A substantive post will do at least two of the following:· Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic· Answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor· Provide extensive additional information on the topic· Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail· Share an applicable personal experience· Provide an outside source (for example, an article from the UC Library) that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA)· Make an argument concerning the topic.Run you submission through grammar check before submitting.At least 2 (scholarly) journal source should be used for each post.Make your references in correct APA 7 format and cite each reference at least once, but as many times as you rely on it. Citations support each sentence relying on a reference, not an entire paragraph. Do not use direct quotes, rather rephrase the author’s words and continue to use in-text citations.

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Consultative Case study – 1,000 wordsSelect an organization that you believe is significantly under-performing in terms of their social media and associated customer relationship management (CRM) strategies. Assume that you are a consultant to this organization. Make sure that you specifically describe areas of under-performance using the models and frameworks described in your readings. Next, provide a set of recommendations that you believe would improve their overall performance in this area. What kinds of things could this firm do to improve their performance in interacting with their customers and potential customers using internet and social media technologies? Try to also leverage your learning from previous modules where we have discussed approaches to value creation and the associated capturing of value. In APA format.

Your supervisor, Sophia, BallotOnline’s director of information technology, has tasked you with creating a presentation that will convince the executives that using cloud-based computing to accommodate BallotOnline’s future growth rather than trying to expand the current infrastructure will help the company do business faster and at lower cost while conserving IT resources. .In this step, you will write a brief summary to your executive leadership describing what cloud computing is and the capabilities of the cloud. Brief Summary of Cloud Computing and engage with your colleagues. You may adapt this summary for your final presentation in the last step.

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Each student will write a 5-7 page paper on a conflict that he or she experienced in an organizational setting. The submission must be typed, double-spaced, and have uniform 1-inch margins in 12-point Times New Roman font. The organizational analysis will contain the following sections:Background and history that led to the conflict.How/why did the conflict escalate?How was the conflict resolved?What would the student have done differently, based on what he or she has learned in the class?

IS Strategic PlanningThe strategic IS planning process defines how an organization plans to use and manage its IS resources to fulfill its strategic objectives. In this phase of your project and based on your understanding of current operations and also based on the requirements you gathered in Week 2, you will be required to go through the different phases of the IS strategic planning process for your case study. In doing so, you will use the tools and techniques you covered in the online lecture and in your textbook. In your report, make sure to cover and develop topics around:Strategic impact gridValue creationDifferent cost elementsYour report should introduce the high level recommendations for the new initiatives of the IS system based on your IS strategic planning process.Submission Details:Submit your plan in a 8–12 page Microsoft Word document, using APA style.Name your document SU_MIS5020_W3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

This week select an organization that has a Global platform (they operate in more than one country), that has demonstrated operational excellence. In this paper, perform the following activities:Name the organization and briefly describe what good or service they sell and where they operate.Note how they are a differentiator in the market.Note the resources used to ensure success in their industry (remember resources are comprised of more than just people).Explain what actions the company took to achieve operational excellence.The above submission should be three pages in length. Remember the total length does not include the APA approved cover page or the references. There should be at least three APA approved references to support your work.