It 460 Project 2

CASE STUDY

Case Study

IT 460: System Analysis and Design

Professor:

March 8, 2014

I have successfully entered SCR’s website and have taken a look at all of the resources offered. I looked into the resources in the Data, Forms, and Resources libraries each of them offered information. The Data library offered training records as well as a summary of cost benefit data. I then took a look into the forms library which offered form templates. Finally, I looked into the resources library which offered a wealth of information from an encyclopedia all the way to search tools and links for helpful information.

The first firm that caught my eye was Dataprise Inc. They are a strategic IT consulting service that has been around for 18 years. The company addresses a wide range of issues and projects such as, networking, network security, disaster recovery, IT staffing, and technology recommendations and a lot more. The company has helped thousands of customers reach their IT goals and helping the company save money.

The second firm I am investigating is IBM and their technology and data consulting. Most people have heard the name IBM at some point and the company has plenty of experience to back them up. IBM goes into an organization and gives assessments of the organizations IT resources and analyzes what needs to be done to align the company with the latest technology to get business done. They specialize in creating a platform that allows the organization to adjust rapidly with changing technology. They also offer services that allow companies to utilize cloud solutions, which is the foundation today for companies to keep files either on or off premises.

The third firm that I am looking into is Catapult Systems which specializes in Microsoft consulting. Businesses mostly use Microsoft’s software and Catapult is a Microsoft business partner. They have an impressive portfolio and have the proof to back that up. They have both Gold and Silver competencies...