Blood Donation Group (BDG) is a nationally recognized organization and one of the largest Australian companies in the blood supply chain industry. BDG was established in 1990 and has 50 branches all...

Blood Donation Group (BDG) is a nationally recognized organization
and one of the largest Australian companies in the blood supply chain industry. BDG was
established in 1990 and has 50 branches all over Australia. The major activity of BDG is
supplying blood products for hospitals. BDG main departments are:
a) The Marketing Department that motivates and recruits blood donors and predicts the
demand for blood supply
b) The Quality Control and Assurance Department that ensures all regulatory requirements,
policies and procedures are met to supply safe blood products.
c) The Blood Stock Management and Transfusion Services Department that is responsible for
the blood product delivery and supply.
BDG has implemented an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that integrates the
functions and resources of information systems. The ERP system has been installed at the
headquarter site on a local (in-house) server and all critical information about the donors and
recipients are stored in a secure data warehouse.
The CEO, Dr. White, has recently received reports about some issues regarding the
information systems used by BDG that include:
Issue 1: The cost of maintaining and updating the ERP system has increased. The current
hardware, networks, and servers will need to be upgraded to be able to deal with a higher
level of transactions.
Issue 2: BDG has planned to add 10 new branches that will require more technology
infrastructure costs
Issue 3: Even though the ERP system has integrated existing information systems, there are
issues such as timely access to donors’ data and location tracking and communication.
Issue 4: The current CRM system is not integrated with social media that makes it difficult to
recruit blood donors in younger age groups. ACCG355- 2017 S2 Unit Convenor: Dr Omid
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Issue 5: Emergency blood supply was delayed due to the inability of the information system
to track donors and ask them to provide an urgent blood donation.
Dr. White recruited you as an information systems expert to investigate and assess the
migration of the current systems to the Cloud. Dr White has asked you to write a report
addressing the following topics:
Topic 1: Investigate how organisations evaluate the benefits and challenges of Cloud
adoption. Include specific examples from the literature.
Topic 2: Is cloud computing a solution to the issues raised? Why or why not?
Topic 3: Explain the cybersecurity risks of moving to the Cloud for BDG. What would you
recommend to deal with these risks?
Topic 4: Recommend to Dr White an appropriate service solution for adopting Cloud and
suggest suitable Cloud Computing Vendors Instructions:
Write the business report:
4.1. The report should be between 2000 to 2500 words (EXCLUDING the reference list,
table of contents, figures, tables, and appendix). It should be written using word processing
software such as Microsoft Word. Please use Times New Roman and a 12 point font.
4.2. The report should have appropriate headings and subheadings and include an
INTRODUCTION and CONCLUSION. In the CONCLUSION section, you must also
provide a recommendation to Dr. White as to whether he should move the system to the
Cloud in his business.
4.4. The report must include at least 20 references out of which at least 12 must be peerreviewed
journal articles (include the articles suggested in the instructions above). You must
follow the Harvard system for citation and referencing