Cloud Implementation Proposal, Final

Refer to the Project Overview in Week One.

Your Cloud Implementation Proposal presentation should leadership influence the board of directors to consider company security related issues, review current company practices, and increase the IT security budget along with staffing to meet industry standard practices.

Consolidate your assignments from Weeks Two, Three, and Four, incorporating faculty feedback and the new inclusions in Week Two and Week Three into a 20- to 25-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation. Include the following:

From Week Two, Cloud Implementation Proposal project plan detailing all the tasks, as well as a timeline and Learning Team member assignments, including:

Owner/Learning Team member for each task

Delivery models – A discussion of the delivery models that might be used and why

Migration overview – A brief overview of the methods recommended for migrating to cloud services

Different risks the company must consider (e.g., regulatory, criminal, and others your team considers noteworthy)

Note: You may use examples from current newsworthy cases of IT security failures.

From Week Three, changes and/or best practices that must be incorporated within the IT development function. This development function is critical, since new systems need to be designed for better security than the legacy systems currently used, including:

Business goals (e.g., increase productivity, reduce cost)

Methods for building upon foundational architectures

Cloud infrastructure mechanisms

Maintenance of existing applications

Changes and/or best practices that must be incorporated within the IT development function

Note: This development function is critical, since new systems need to be designed for better security than the legacy systems currently used.

From Week Four, how the organization can manage the integration of security practices and tools with human behavior. Your audience is the entire company. Include:

How to make security important to everyone

The best methods to communicate information on security related issues

Condensed policy, procedures, and security plan

Videos, audio, photos, diagrams, or graphs as appropriate

Speaker notes to elaborate on the key points of your plan

Audio narration within your presentation