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Technology-Discussion- System Requirements
In this scenario, you are a security engineer for a company where 50% of the servers are virtualized, 25% are physical servers acting as hypervisors, and 25% of the servers are stand-alone physical machines. Write one paragraph showing in-depth technical detail for each of the following:
-Explain how you would assess the operating system requirements for virtualization if the organization wanted to virtualize 25% of physical stand-alone servers.
-Describe how you would implement controls to secure guest-to-host interaction between the virtualized operating systems and their hypervisors.
-Choose a project management methodology you would use to manage the analysis, planning, and implementation of the virtualization project.
In the last 2 paragraphs, talk about your opinion.
Statement of the Problem
Critical Success Factor: Use outline format with in-text citations for all statements presented as facts. Please do not use lengthy paragraphs.
INTRODUCTION
Statement of the Problem
Required format: [Condition X leads to adverse consequence(s) a, b, and c. Source, year).]
Key Factors that Directly Influence the Problem [aka Performance Indicators]
Required format: A one-sentence statement indicating what factors directly relate to the problem and from what source(s) this information was obtained. Include a citation.
Required format: Use a table format to clearly identify factors and their associated units of measurement.
| Factor that Directly Relates to the Problem | Precise Unit of Measurement
(Days, Dollars, %, etc.) |
Authoritative Source(s) for Factor and Unit of Measurement |
| 1. | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3. | ||
| Example: Sepsis | % of Hospital Acquired Infections during 1 year | The Joint Commission (2017). |
Value Proposition to the Organization
Required format: One sentence that explains the value or benefit of the project to the organization.
Example: This data analysis of HAIs/sepsis will provide a baseline for insights into future quality improvements.
Value Proposition/Contribution to My Professional Interests/Goals
Required format: One sentence that explains the value or benefit of the project to your professional interests/career goals.
Tip: Craft one sentence for each of the four sections above, so your topic description is confined to four sentences. Be sure to add a citation from a peer-reviewed authoritative source to support the problem statement.
Critical Success Factor: For the problem statement, use the following format: [Identify the condition that] contributes to [identify the adverse consequence(s)] (source, year). Limit the problem statement to one sentence only.
Background: Review of the Literature
Required Format: Complete the table with a minimum of six current authoritative sources*. A minimum of one source needs to substantiate the presence of the problem, one source needs to contain factors and units of measurement (e.g., data sets) that directly relate to the problem, and one source needs to address regulatory/legal/ethical or other industry professional relevance.
| Authoritative Source (APA Format) | How the Source Directly Relates to the Problem (One-Sentence Summary) |
*Tip: Refer to the Find Scholarly & Peer Reviewed Sources and Library Research/Literature Review pages on Campus to learn more about what constitutes an authoritative source for master’s degree-level research.
Principles of Quality Management
Compose an APA-style paper in response to the prompt below that addresses each of the questions. Collect and analyze data from reputable scholarly sources from the Internet to support your original ideas.
Locked Out of the Process
1. First, please familiarize yourself with the components of Strategic Management.
2. Review the following scenario: Alex Parker is the quality director at CompuTech, Inc. He is in a middle-management position. CompuTech’s senior executives have announced that they intend to hire a strategic planning consultant to develop a plan for the company. Planning will begin in about 2 months and will take place in the conference center of a local resort and will involve only executive-level managers and the consultant.
Parker has several ideas he would like to propose. In addition, he wants to ensure that quality is treated as a strategic issue during the planning process. Unfortunately, Parker and his fellow middle managers have not been invited to participate. They are locked out of the process. Unfortunately, Parker and his fellow middle managers have not been invited to participate. They are locked out of the process. Parker believes that the following should be maintained, as he understands that excluding these components/entities can dramatically affect the overall well-being of the organization and should be treated as a strategic issue during the planning process:
• Quality, inclusive of the individual worker, manager, and organization.
• Quality, inclusive of maintaining an ethical environment as it applies in a total quality environment.
• Quality, inclusive of trust, values, and integrity.
For this case, please discuss:
• Provide a synopsis of Strategic Management.
• What do you think of CompuTech’s approach to strategic planning?
o Would you change the process in any way?
o If so, outline how and what steps you would take to modify the process, present it, and implement the new process?
o Describe the strategic planning process including the SWOT analysis and how to develop the vision, mission, guiding principles, broad strategic objectives, and specific tactics (action plan).
• If the process remains as it is, how can Parker get his ideas included–please discuss in detail each of his components on quality?
• Prepare a SWOT analysis:
o Over including middle management.
o Over not including middle management.
• Discuss your projected outcomes for both scenarios-please include:
• Distinguish between partnering and strategic alliances and provide examples of innovative alliances/partnerships and describe the concepts of internal partnering, partnering with suppliers, partnering with customers, partnering with potential competitors.
Criteria: Compose an APA-style paper in response to the prompt below that addresses each of the questions.
Your paper will be a reflection on your selection and will consist of a well-written 1000 to 1250-word essay.
Collect and analyze data from the library and/or the Internet to support your original ideas. Use at least 3 different sources, not including your textbook that are current, i.e. within the last 5 years.