Application for Final Project Thesis (Bachelor thesis)

Faculty of Computer science and engineering

Applicant’s Data
Name and Surname: Antonio Lazareski

Index number: 527

Study Program: Faculty of Computer science and engineering (CSE)

Thesis title: Cloud computing services for businesses

Explanation of the scientific, artistic and professional viability of the topic

The world has already been moved from the industrial economy to the networked, digital
economy. In this new information era, characterized by the fast growth and development of
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the Internet, a further and faster
expansion and necessity of new management alternatives can be witnessed, [1-2]. The economic
world has moved from being a cluster of national economies to a global, wide, international
marketplace.

Cloud computing is widely known as a technology that changes the perception of how things
are going to the ICT sector, [3-9]. With the implementation of Cloud tools or the use of this
technology undoubtedly every company making a big step forward not only for the material
aspect of that decision, but even more because of the impact what this decision will have on the
management and resource management in the company, [10]. The approach of management to
apply new technology in daily operations is an additional value for the company and for the
employees and is a step forward in the corporate business working of the company, [11-18].

Cloud computing users can avoid capital investment on hardware, software, and services
when they pay a provider only for what they use. Other benefits are shared infrastructure and
costs, low management overhead, and immediate access to a broad range of applications. In
general, users can terminate the contract at any time and the services are often covered by service
level agreement (SLA) with financial penalties, [19].

Work plan

The way today's technology changes processes and performs differentiation of responsibilities
within the organization is the foundation of the business in the 21st century. Cloud computing is
emerging as a result of the need for increased capacity and new capabilities of existing
information infrastructures without investing in a new structure and additional staff. The concept
and idea of Cloud computing is revolutionary in terms of offering a new way of access to data
and applications.
One of the biggest benefits of this technology are the new opportunities it offers, especially
for business operations. Companies no longer have to invest funds in expensive information
infrastructure because they can use Cloud computing services only when they are needed and
thus companies can reduce operating costs.
In this Final Project will be defined the concept of Cloud computing and existing models that
are available to users. Also, will be presented situation in EU companies regarding the use of
Cloud computing software solutions as an alternative to existing solutions that are currently used,
by statistical analysis from Eurostat data, [20]. This Final Project will also cover the challenges
and opportunities facing the Macedonian companies in the implementation of this relatively new
concept.

Reference

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[2] UNPAN, Rapid Development of Information Technology in the 20th Century, 2010.
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[4] Sun Microsystems, Introduction to cloud computing architecture, White Paper, June
2009, online:
https://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero/cloud_computing/Sun_Wp2009.pdf
[5] B. Furht, A. Escalante, Handbook of Cloud Computing, Springer, 2010.
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[8] D. C. Marinescu, Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice, Elsevier Inc., 2013.
[9] L. Wang, R. Ranjan, J. Chen, B. Benatallah, Cloud Computing: Methodology, Systems,
and Applications, CRC Press, 2017.
[10] J. Baguley, How cloud computing is changing the world ... without you knowing, 2013,
online: https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-
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[11] S. Angeles, Cloud Computing: A Small Business Guide, 2017, online:
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/4427-cloud-computing-small-business.html .
[12] V. Victories10 Benefits of Cloud Computing for Businesses, 2018, online:
https://www.eukhost.com/blog/webhosting/10-benefits-of-cloud-computing-for-
businesses/ .
[13] D. Gewirtz, Best cloud services for small businesses, 2018, online:
https://www.cnet.com/news/best-cloud-services-for-small-businesses/.
[14] theOpenGroup, Cloud Computing for Business, 2019, online:
http://www.opengroup.org/cloud/cloud_for_business/index.htm.
[15] P. Kantaria, What is Cloud computing and why does it matter to business?, 2019,
online: https://www.verdict.co.uk/what-is-cloud-computing-in-business/ .
[16] dinCloud, 8 Reasons: Why Cloud Computing For Small Business?, 2019, online:
https://www.dincloud.com/blog/why-cloud-computing-for-small-business .
[17] V. Sharma, Uses of Cloud Computing in Business, 2019, online:
http://www.klientsolutech.com/uses-of-cloud-computing-in-business/
[18] A. Gregory, 5 Ways to Use the Cloud in Your Small Business, 2019, online:
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/the-cloud-in-your-small-business-2951636 .
[19] Forrester's Advice to CFOs: Embrace Cloud Computing to Cut Costs.
[20] EUstat data, online:
https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=isoc_cicce_use&lang=en.
Suggested mentor
Aneta Velkoska, PhD

Date: Applicant:
16.12.2019 Antonio Lazareski

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