University of the Cumberlands Week 7 The case of Extreme Scientists Essay

CASE STUDY 6-2 tagged “The case of Extreme Scientists.” You can thereafter discuss and give answers to the following questions based on the case study:

1. How would you describe the architecture Dr. Schadt uses to do his research?

2. What are the risks Dr. Schadt faces by using Amazon for his supercomputing? What are the benefits?

3. If you were advising a company trying to make a decision about using cloud computing for key business applications, what would you advise and why?

Reference: Pearlson, K., Saunders, C., Galletta, D. Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, 6th Edition. Burlington, MA. Wiley, 2016

ISBN: 978-1-119-24807-1 (EVALC)