Benefits of Cloud Computing for Riordan: OutlineI. Introduction and Thesis: Riordan Manufacturing has an immediate need of improvement, as its entire business system is not effective. HR tools, operations, research and development, marketing, and sales are all falling by the wayside in dire need of better communication systems. The many needs of Riordan Manufacturing, including integration of current operating systems within its organization, can be addressed by Cloud computing. Cloud computing can lower IT costs, and lower hardware costs, improving the manufacturing and inventory processes. Materials Resource Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning systems can be improved for better tracking and management throughout the chain of production. Since the cloud offers network, storage and hardware visualization, warehouses can be setup with virtual entities that mirror physical locations. Visualization can greatly improve business assets at Riordan, as it will provide Riordan Manufacturing the capability to separate information data from hardware using visualization techniques.II. Description of Cloud Computing:Cloud computing, which is known as the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer, is being aggressively adopted on a global basis as businesses