Description

1 Type and description of all “cloud” services offered by the vendor:
a. Infrastructure (and Data) as a service: Capacity on demand, communications on demand, data backups and data access, etc.
b. Platform as a service, software development environment and tools for building applications and deploying them elsewhere or on the same cloud.
c. Software as a service: The traditional ASP (application service provider) whereby business applications are “rented” on a per seat basis by the customer and the application is run and maintained by the vendor on a cloud.
2 Minimum entry price and commitment of contract
3 Potential financial benefits (to a fictitious midsized company of $500MIil annual revenue with 500 employees, of which 100 would be using the service)- – i.e. how much money does the vendor claim that a company could save by using its services?
4 Potential time benefits, i.e. quicker time to implement, to modify, to train, etc.. i.e. how much quicker and more responsive than normal internal IT does the vendor claim a company could roll out its applications – if at all?
5 Potential benefits due to “unlimited” capacity and flexibility of computing power.
6 Potential benefits due to the possibility of reduced elements of risk (i.e. where does this product or service reduce any risk for a company – if at all?)
7 Potential benefits due to the possibility of increased business opportunities (i.e. where and how, if at all, does the use of this service allow the client company to better expand its markets and or better serve and lock in it s customers?).
8 Potential risks and downsides of using this service and/or product
9 Concluding corporate profile summary points, i.e.: a. What type of company or industry is best suited by this vendor’s offerings – and why? b. What type of company or industry is least suited for this vendor’s offerings – and why? c. What type of company or industry should not/never use this vendor’s offerings – and why?
10 Concluding business application summary points, i.e.: a. What business applications are best suited for this vendor’s offerings – and why? b. What business applications are least suited for this vendor’s offering – and why? c. What business applications should not/never use this vendor’s offering – and why?