6 discussions 200 words each minimum

1

“IT Infrastructure and Architecture” Please respond to the following:

• Think      about a company you know well. What would be an example of IT architecture      at that company? An example of the IT infrastructure?
• What,      in your opinion, is the difference between a decentralized architecture      and a centralized architecture? What is an example of a business decision      that would be affected by the choice of the architecture?

2

” Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT)” Please respond to the following:

• With      the proliferation of smart phones and intelligent computing tablets such      as the iPad, enterprises are increasingly faced with employees who want to      bring their own devices and connect to enterprise systems. Determine      whether or not employers should allow this type of connectivity to      enterprise systems. Support your reasoning with three examples.

3

” Case Study Part 1: Sony Pictures” Please respond to the following:

• Setting      aside the political issues between North Korea and the United States, is      there a reasonable way to respond to an anonymous threat found on the      Internet somewhere? What elements would you require before canceling the      film if you were CEO of Sony? If you were CEO of a chain of theaters?
• What      access and data protection controls would you recommend Sony use to      provide better security for unreleased digital films and e-mails?

4

” Case Study Part 2: Sony Pictures” Please respond to the following:

• If you      were a hacker, what approach would you have used to break into Sony’s      system?
• What      do you think the most important SETA elements would be to prevent future      hacker attacks against Sony or other media firms?

5

“Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)” Please respond to the following:

• TCO is      one way to account for costs associated with a specific infrastructure.      This method does not include additional costs such as disposal costs — the      costs to dispose of the system when it is no longer of use. What other      additional costs might be of importance in making total cost calculations?

6

“Information System Investments” Please respond to the following:

• Describe      the conditions under which ROI, payback period, NPV, and EVA are most      appropriately applied to information systems investments.