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– This is my Master Degree thesis. – Kindly note every 3-4 days I will request new chapter (THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE DELIVERD CHAPTER QUALITLY) so kindly note it will be continuous work for the same title , which means you need to take into your consideration all chapters should be talking on the same topic . – Again the total will be 5-6 chapters but we will work on each chapter every 4 days. – Introduction chapter is done and the table of contents is available. – Figures or any needed tables should be considered to add to each chapter. – Citation will be Harvard style. – Each chapter should have around 5 references. – My main goal from this research is to keep it simple and smart (my goal is to set a strategy for organizations on how to transform their businesses to digital transformation using cloud strategies and the benefit of doing that). – Kindly read below my introduction chapter which have my guide for this research). – Kindly if more time is needed for you for a better quality ask me (I’m flexible). – I NEED IT TO HAVE SOME plagiarism ( NOT PLAGIARISM FREE ) around 10 % is fine .
Benefits of using Cloud Strategies for IOT Platforms in business digital transformation
Instructions
– This is my Master Degree thesis.
– Kindly note every 3-4 days I will request new chapter (THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE DELIVERD CHAPTER QUALITLY) so kindly note it will be continuous work for the same title , which means you need to take into your consideration all chapters should be talking on the same topic .
– Again the total will be 5-6 chapters but we will work on each chapter every 4 days.
– Introduction chapter is done and the table of contents is available.
– Figures or any needed tables should be considered to add to each chapter.
– Citation will be Harvard style.
– Each chapter should have around 5 references.
– My main goal from this research is to keep it simple and smart (my goal is to set a strategy for organizations on how to transform their businesses to digital transformation using cloud strategies and the benefit of doing that).
– Kindly read below my introduction chapter which have my guide for this research).
– Kindly if more time is needed for you for a better quality ask me (I’m flexible).
– I NEED IT TO HAVE SOME plagiarism ( NOT PLAGIARISM FREE ) around 10 % is fine .
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Table of Contents
Contents
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Dedication
Acknowledgement
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Chapter One: Research background Introduction
1.1 Digital Business Platform 1.2 Key impacts of IoT on industry 1.3 Benefits of using Cloud Strategies for IOT Platforms in business digital transformation 1.4 Problem Statement 1.5 Research Objectives 1.6 Research Questions 1.7 Methodology
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1.8 Research Hypothesis
Chapter Two: Literature Review
Chapter Three: Design and Methodology
Chapter Four: Results of the study, Discussion and Recommendation
References
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Benefits of using Cloud Strategies for IOT Platforms in business digital transformation
Abstract
Organizations must transform themselves and adopt the changing technologies, processes, and skills to operate in today’s digital world in order to survive and grow. Around 125,000 large organizations have digital business initiatives under way today – and CEOs expect digital revenue to rise by 80 percent by 2020, according to analysts at Gartner, Inc. so digital transformation is the key. There are a number of emerging technologies that can be a solution for the digital transition of any business or organization , nowadays, the new trend is that the companies to abandon building or developing their own IT infrastructure using benefits of IoT platforms, and choose as a much cheaper alternative, to migrate their key Applications and databases in the cloud . By embracing the cloud digital transformation, organizations businesses can modernize its IT infrastructure, create in-built transformation opportunities and focus on how it might serve improve operations, processes and services. The results indicated that organizations should modify their business plan or policy to a new digital business model in order to achieve their goals. This mostly shows in the applying of operation and process management. Keywords: Digital Transformation, IOT, Business Strategy, Cloud Adoption, Cloud Platform
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Chapter One
Research Background Introduction
1.1 Digital Business Platform A digital business is simply a place where people, business and things converge. Through digital businesses, new patterns and approaches to transactions, and new practices are created. The lines between the physical and digital world are bridged through digital business ideas. Technology, leadership, talent, skills, resources and new business models are vital in the better alignment of technology to meet business needs. A platform is not a set of legacy and SaaS software and applications but a configuration that is based on principles and architecture based on the service. A platform is a compilation of units that are flexible, which allows moving the parts, properly, to meet a range of business needs. The objective of the platform is to create a symbiotic collection of technology. It is through the platform that several services interoperate to create and support applications, users and workflows. Consequently a platform that supports digital business technology can handle a wide range of activities and processes that include micro services, event-driven architecture, server less architectures, machine learning and artificial intelligence (Gerrikagoitia, Unamuno, Urkia, & Serna, 2019).
Digital transformation of firms has gained momentum through the creation of digital business platforms. Digitalization involves the integration of digital data and information technology (IT) in value creation. Digitalization is a social phenomenon or cultural progression and for the companies, it is a way of creating a business model. It simply involves the use of digital technological and digital
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data with digital information at the core for transforming the business to improve business and generate revenue. This has ensured that there is a connection between the different business agents, and the IoT. In turn this has promoted the construction of the most complex ecosystems that include people, things and organizations. Through a combination of diverse existing technologies, digital Business Platforms create new digital business capabilities. This is achieved through recombining existing technologies to come up with a hybrid and more efficient applications. For instance, NET or Java are technologies, while ERP or CRM solutions built on the technologies to provide certain business capabilities. Modern technology has been characterized by exponential growth over the past few decades. Many technologies have been developed in isolation and convergence and thus have forced companies to look at the bigger digital transformation picture. Firms are now ignoring the traditional technology silos (de Lacalle & Posada, 2019). Disruptive technologies, for instance, 3D printing and drones are all converging on firms at the same time. This has made it a necessity for business entities to be adaptive and agile so as to integrate these technologies. In addition, companies need to create new and disruptive capabilities. A research carried out that involved approximately 1,000 IT professionals found out that 96% of their firms had embraced cloud. In addition, it was evident that 81% have more than one cloud. In the contemporary society, the cloud is a vital part of digital transformations. Digital transformation that has been embraced by companies in the modern society is not only aimed at serving customers better and faster but also bringing in new products and services to the market quickly and. Digitalization requires access to new applications like advanced analytics. The ability to gain needed insights from data collected about customers and its own operating performance will be constrained if new applications are not used. The processing power of a public cloud vendor enables firms to easily analyze huge data that is generated by
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Internet of Things (IoT) sensors. Research has revealed that Traditional IT systems are not effective to digital transformations as compared to IoT since they are not flexible enough. In addition, the traditional strategies are not responsive enough and are expensive to maintain. Technology vendors in the contemporary society are moving away from supporting their on-premises applications. The Internet of Things (IoT) is currently transforming all industries in the modern society. In the past few years, professionals have come up with strategies to link devices in unique ways. The efforts in the IT industry to enable connectivity permeate the world have increased. There has been increased focus to link the big data from machines and sensors. The emerging and traditional data sources can produce new insights when they are correctly interlinked. Digitalization is a great technique which provides a chance for new business opportunities in the modern environment.
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1.2 Key impacts of IoT on industry First, automation which is achieved through the use of IoT and digitalization leads to efficiency in any firm. Linking machines through business digitalization allows for automation. Automation is crucial since it produces an integrated system where tasks can be executed simultaneously. For instance, fleet management systems allow for the automatic logging of driving parameters. Hours in motion, drivers digitally submitting information are some of the parameters that are changed by fleet management systems. Through automation larger scales of data are well maintained and utilized. Moreover, IoT industry has allowed for integration which in turn promotes efficiency. The strategy has more benefits than just connecting a device making its performance automated. Integration of data through IoT, for instance, ERP systems play a vital role in ensuring efficiency. In addition, IoT allows for “Servitization”. Automation helps firms in moving to service business models that focus more on the customer. The main aim of the company is to provide the best services to the customers. Many organizations have realized the revenue opportunities that emanate from developing service-oriented relations with customers. For instance, organizing a customer relationship on the basis of a service contract in which the consumer pays for a negotiated business outcome. Firms that operate in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, cloud strategies come with both opportunities and obstacles. An IoT is a multi-layer technology that enables provisioning of machines that are linked within the Internet of Things universe.” An IoT Platform links devices to the cloud through connectivity options and data processing capabilities. Traditional IoT platforms only bridge the gap between the hardware and application level (Bharadwaj, El Sawy, Pavlou, Venkatraman, 2013). On the other hand modern IoT platforms are often built
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on cloud infrastructure. The use of modern IoT improves scalability, security, and customization. An increase in devices that are connected to the internet has led to a wide use of IoT strategies. 1.3 Benefits of using Cloud Strategies for IOT Platforms in business digital transformation First, cloud computing strategies are more flexible as compared to the tradition method. An organization pivots its business process multiple times in order to effectively execute a digital transformation strategy (Pattinson & Johnston, 2015). The use of cloud computing saves any firm the trouble of investing in varying IT resources. This is achieved through the provision of the required computing resources, platforms and the vital facilities. Cloud strategies enable a firm to be agile and flexible.
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Second, cloud strategies are cost effective since the company only pays for resources that are used. The cloud gives firms services that can be measured through various scales and thus firms only pay for what they consume. Cloud strategies not only help organizations to efficiently scale their resources to their requirements but also allow them to save their capital (Lucero, 2016).
Third, cloud strategies are secure compared to the traditional methods. In-house storage of data like in the traditional methods exposes the company to a risk of losing crucial data in case of emergencies (Pattinson & Johnston, 2015). In addition, unexpected system shutdown can also make the data that is stored by a firm to vulnerabilities. Moreover, organizations can create multiple backups of data through the use of cloud strategies. When using big data, the chances of system failures are high thus the strategies are very beneficial to organizations.
Fourth, companies can continually innovate and implement strategies that they feel are more efficient. For the effective implementation of digital transformation, firms need to innovate, test, and implement. Thus cloud strategies provide firms with an avenue where they can easily build test and deploy different programs and application (Bharadwaj, El Sawy, Pavlou, Venkatraman, 2013). Organizations can achieve this without putting up expensive systems that add no value to the firm.
Cloud strategies promote collaborations in a company which in turn lead to efficiency. Digitalization requires a firm to embrace a culture of innovation and creativity. Through digital transformation, a firm leaves the old hierarchical chain of commands. Cloud strategies enable actors within any company that have certain levels of rights to access the files (Chan, 2015). In addition, users can also be controlled to which level they can access certain locations by use of login rights. Controlling the level of access to different users ensures optimal delegation. Cloud strategies aid in creating an atmosphere of