A crucial starting point to developing an effective disaster recovery plan is by cultivating an efficient Business Impact Analysis (BIA). A BIA evaluates and identifies vulnerabilities and conveys how these known and unknown risks will impact the organization’s core business processes and functions. More importantly, it enables an organization to strategically plan alternative practices and procedures to minimize the impact of the disruption on systems, functions, and services. This week you will conduct a BIA for a real organization. The purpose of this assignment is to enable you to engage and actively think through some of the components required to develop a BIA, which guides an organization’s disaster planning efforts.

Assignment:

Very briefly, identify and provide some background on your selected company, services it offers, and key stakeholders. The company must be real and you should include in your introduction the link to its website. Identify one critical business operation, process, or function (note: this is something that the organization does). What technology, personnel, and/or other resources are required to support this identified operation, process, or function? What is the maximum allowable outage time for the operation, process, or function? Identify two inputs and outputs for the selected operation, process, or function (note: inputs are what are put into the process, operation, or function; outputs are what the process, operation, or function produces). Elaborate on each of the inputs and output and any other dependencies. Are there any Federal, state, or regulatory laws that may be violated if the operation, process, or function were inoperable? If so, what are they and briefly explain what each of the identified laws means. If not, explain why. While the identified primary operation, process, or function is inoperable, what feasible solution could be proposed to restore its functionality temporarily? What benefit(s) would these alternative solutions have for the business? What disadvantages would these alternative solutions have on the business?

Instructions:

After reading the grading rubrics, your scenario papers must:

• Questions are prepared to help guide critical thinking through the scenario’s problem and to build a case to propose viable recommendations for a solution.
• Not include the questions in the submission;
• Not contain contractual phrases, as an example “shouldn’t” “couldn’t” or “didn’t,” or similar
• Not contain vague words such as “proper,” “appropriate,” “adequate,” or similar to describe a process, function, or a procedure.

• As an example, “proper incident response plan,” “appropriate IT professional,” “adequate security,” or similar. These words are subjective because they have a different meaning to different individuals.

 

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In 3–5 pages

Assignment Details

Managing data in the cloud can be a very difficult task. It is made even more difficult when attempting to ensure performance and reliability. Once data are placed in the cloud, there are questions about how those data are accessed and audited, who can access the data, and whether data in the cloud be tracked back to their original owner. In this assignment, explore how cloud data are accessed by users, cloud providers, and law enforcement; examine 2 important components of cloud technology—data provenance and process provenance; and make an argument for the performance and reliability of one provider of cloud technology.

Assignment Guidelines

• You are the IT manager for a small electronics manufacturer with several valuable technical patents and an emerging international market. You have been tasked with providing a report on the viability of moving the company’s data to the cloud.
• Keeping the scenario in mind, research cloud data provenance and process provenance, making sure you address the following points:
  • Create a strategic plan to move the company’s data to the cloud while still ensuring data security.
  • Explain the differences between cloud data provenance and process provenance.
  • Explain 3 challenges in managing data in the cloud.
  • List and describe the problems with data access in the cloud and ownership.
  • Give a recommendation on the ability to remain anonymous in the cloud.
  • Explore and recommend a company policy that addresses law enforcement requests and data security.
• Choose 1 provider of cloud technology, and report on the performance and reliability of its product.
• What other ways are there to optimize cloud performance and reliability?
• What are the risks of data ownership when cloud data are load-balanced to servers housed outside of the United States?

Your submitted assignment must include the following:

• A double-spaced paper of 3–5 pages that covers cloud data provenance and process provenance
• A title page that includes your name, course number, and unit number
• A reference list in APA format

In 300 words

You are a network engineer and have been asked to help optimize network performance. The IT Help Desk has been receiving reports of slow system response time by many individuals in the end user community. The problem seems to span across departments and buildings. Your organization utilizes a hybrid of its own servers located in the corporate data center and cloud computing services provided under contract with a well-known cloud service provider. You have been provided with a budget of $100,000 to purchase a tool that will help you improve network reliability and performance. Utilizing course resources and external research, select and discuss 3 tools that can be used to test network reliability.

Discussion Board Assignment Guidelines

• Answer the following questions:
  • What are the most common issues that affect network performance and reliability?
  • What are 3 tools that can help you identify issues of network performance?
    • What is the name of the tool?
    • What are the features and benefits related to network reliability testing?
    • What is its cost?
    • How would you rank the tool against the other selected tools, and why?
  • What challenges might there be when trying to apply network reliability tools when using cloud computing, wireless, or other topologies?

In 300 words

Every so often, a large company, a government organization, a news agency, or a financial institution falls victim to a security breach. This leaves valuable data compromised. For this assignment, do the following:

Identify 1 organization that has recently (within the last 3 years) had a security breach.

Share a summary of the incident. Identify and analyze how the organization reacted.

Discuss what was done to rectify and mitigate the situation.

Answer the following questions:

What were the implications of this security breach from both the user and company perspective?

Based on your analysis, what are some lessons learned from this incident?

In your opinion, would a similar incident be likely to happen again (to this organization) in the future?

Share any insights you may have had when communicating with the Network Specialists in the class.

 

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Select a small business that you visit often (e.g., coffee shop, bookstore, sporting goods store, etc.). Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:

1. Craft a brief (1-2 pages) strategy for a business concept that would directly compete with the small business you selected. Explain the rationale for the strategy in detail.
2. Determine if it would make more sense to open the new business you describe or to purchase the existing business you selected. Explain your reasoning.
3. Discuss the most appropriate form of ownership for your new business (assuming your current financial situation).
4. Outline a business plan for your business. Visit http://www.sba.gov for tools and templates.
5. Include at least two (2) references outside the textbook.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

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must be in APA format and references also the text citation.

Write a small introduction about an IT based company (Example: eCommere company, eBanking…etc), this could be the company you are working for or a fictional company. The introduction should include / explain the company’s activities.
– List three type of threats you think the company could face or is already facing.
– Prioritize those threats (which one should be addressed first) and include an explanation.
– Include a countermeasure for each threat.

 

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Isaac has worked as a staff nurse on the telemetry floor for over 15 years. He holds seniority in the unit. His patient care is satisfactory; however, his interpersonal behaviors are becoming an increasing issue for his coworkers. He throws papers around the unit, gives short answers to questions, and seems generally miserable. He tells the staff that they are lazy and stupid. He is constantly questioning their decisions. You have come from another local hospital in the role of the assistant nurse manager. Based on your observations, you have met with Isaac informally and discussed his behaviors, but they have not changed. Now three new nurses have already come to you saying that this unit is a great match for them, except for one problem. Although they have not identified Isaac by name, they have told you that one of the nurses is extremely abusive verbally, and they have been calling in sick on the days they are scheduled to work with this person.

1. What are your responsibilities as an assistant nurse manager in regard to Isaac’s behavior problem?

2. What is the next step in dealing with Isaac’s behaviors?

3. How will you, as the manager, have Isaac develop more effective people skills?

This is your first position as a nurse manager. The holidays are rapidly approaching, and the hospital policy states that each unit will negotiate holiday coverage individually. You are already getting requests via e-mail and on Post-it notes for holiday time. Several staff members have come to you stating that they “never” seem to get their requests for holidays. Discussion among the staff members is creating dissension and conflict.

1. Discuss the potential impact of this problem on you and the unit staff.

2. Describe a minimum of one positive consequence and one negative consequence of this conflict.

3. Select a model of conflict resolution and explain how you, as a nurse manager, might resolve this conflict.

APA Format.

-Introduction or abstract page

-Summary or Conclusion page

–Four Pages Minimum, not included Introduction or abstract, Conclusion or Summary , and Bibliographic pages.

–Completely unacceptable Copy and Paste from Internet, or other resources.

– Bibliographic have to be in APA Format, minimum 3 references citations with 3 years old or less.

 

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