Executive Proposal

Cloud Data Storage Solution Name Institutional affiliation Cloud Data Storage Solution Introduction A retail business stores a huge amount of information in its databases. The data can be broadly classified into customer data, supplier data, inventory data, transactions, and employee related data. A huge amount of data is useful to the organization because it can be analyzed to obtain trends and other information that is relevant for decision making. The first feature of an efficient storage system is the granularity. The system must be capable of arranging information for easy searches such as by the author, data, type, and source. Second, it should be provided avoid duplication of records. The same type of data should only appear once to save on storage cost and enable easy access and manipulation of records. Finally, it should be flexible. The system should be capable of adapting to the changing business environment such as allow multiple data formats, allow for easy expansion or contraction, and accommodate new features in ICT. Cobra Leather Inc. has the option of continuing to use its legacy system, acquire a new storage server and its related hardware and software, or outsource its storage to another firm. The last option