Examining Software as a Service (SaaS)
CIS500 Information System Decision Making (Discussion Questions) and Assignment Information is taken from Turban e & Voloninol (2011) Information Technology for management (8th Ed).Hoboken NJ John Wiley and son.
Discussion Week 1
(E-Activity)Businesses have used barcodes to store product and price information on product tags readable via specialized scanners. Quick Response (QR) tags are the latest technology for storing and publishing product information readable using smartphones. There are no specialized scanners required to read QR codes. Visit the Website, located at http://www.qrstuff.com/, to generate a QR code. Follow these instructions and be prepared to discuss:
· Under the Data Type column (column 1), click on the Email Address radio button.
· Under the Content column (column 2), type your email address in the textbox.
· Notice the generated QR code in the QR code Preview window.
· Download the image to your local machine.
· Repeat the exercise and generate the QR code for your telephone number.
(a). Examine Software as a Service (SaaS) and discuss the advantages and disadvantages it provides to e-Businesses.
From the e-Activity, compare the QR code you generated for your email address to the one you generated for your telephone number. Describe the similarities and differences between the two codes.
(b).Analyze how a change to an organization’s IT infrastructure could affect the entire organization’s business model. Give an example to illustrate this effect.
Propose a change that should be made by organizations to reduce the carbon and energy footprint in an effort to support green IT. Justify your response.
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