Solved by verified expert:Write a 5 page white paper, template is attached , on Cloud Computing. In business, technology executives routinely create white papers, or position papers, on bleeding edge technologies that could impact the organization. The goal of these position papers is to articulate to senior management what position the business should take as it relates to a particular technology. Based on the company you work for(Bank), you will create a position paper on the use of Cloud Computing in the company. Aspects crucial to this position will be the difference between Cloud, SaaS, PaaS, Costing Models, Charge Back Models, the use of Internal vs. External Clouds.
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Table of Contents:
Executive Summary ………………………………………….1
Findings
And Recommendations
Purpose ……………………………………………………………1
Organizational Problem …………………………………1
Technical Investigations …………………………………1
For
Rhetorical Purpose ………………………………………..1
Scope ……………………………………………………………….1
Limitations ………………………………………………………1
Assumptions …………………………………………………….1
Methods …………………………………………………………..1
Criteria ……………………………………………………………1
Writers & Collaborators
Definitions ……………………………………………………….1
Recommendations …………………………………………….2
Document Revision History
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Executive Summary
Scan your research to determine what the content, structure and length of the report would be.
Highlight key points; determine purpose/central theme of the report.
Review your research and determine what the key ideas or concepts are.
Group ideas in a logical fashion and prepare a point form outline of the summary.
Edit the outline to eliminate secondary or minor points; use your judgment to keeping the
summary concise. Determine whether subtitles, bullets, selective bolding or some other type of
organizational structure will add to the clarity of your summary. Write the summary in your own
words, using a professional style.
Purpose
Organizational Problem
The purpose statement identifies the Organizational problem the report addresses
Technical Investigations
The technical investigations it summarizes
Rhetorical Purpose
Rhetorical purpose (to explain, to recommend)
Scope
The scope statement identifies how broad an area the report surveys. It allows the reader to
evaluate the report on appropriate grounds.
Limitations
Limitations make your recommendations less valid or valid only under certain conditions.
Limitations usually arise because time or money constraints haven’t permitted full research.
Assumptions
Assumptions in a report are like assumptions in geometry: statements who truth you assume,
and which you use to prove your final point. If they are wrong, the conclusion will be wrong too.
A good report spells out its assumptions so that readers can make decisions more confidently.
Methods
If you conducted surveys, focus groups, or interviews, you need to tell how you chose your
subjects, and how, when and where they were interviewed.
Criteria
This section outlines the factors that you are considering and the relative importance of each. Is
cost the most important criteria or might it be time to market
Definitions
Technical terms for those who might not understand certain things, define them.
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Recommendations
These are action items that would solve or ameliorate the problem
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