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Development of PHP applications on the Microsoft Azure Platform
Veselý, Tomáš ; Burkoň, Lukáš (advisor) ; Juřek, Michael (referee)
Windows Azure Platform is product of the Microsoft company aimed to host web applications. With this product, Microsoft is reacting on the new trend in IT -- cloud computing. This diploma thesis deals with all the aspects of developing and running PHP applications on Windows Azure Platform. Thesis is divided into two parts -- theoretical and practical. In the theoretical part, Windows Azure Platform is described in detail. The description consists of it's main parts, position in the world of cloud computing, price and main competitors. In the practical part, migration of school PHP application developed during 4IT445 course from LAMP platform to Windows Azure Platform is described. Except the migration itself, the benefits of new platform to application are described. In the thesis conclusion, development and running applications on both platforms is compared. The target of the thesis is to write first complete Czech text about running PHP applications on Windows Azure Platform and to help PHP developers to chose which way to go.
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Analysis of the form of information system in SME at the time of Cloud Computing
Brýl, Přemysl ; Donát, Jiří (advisor) ; Žamberský, Martin (referee)
This master thesis deals with the analysis of the possibilities of Cloud Computing for information system solutions in small and medium businesses. The main objective is to analyze these options, identify key areas for the transition to the cloud and propose an approach to develop Information system in this direction. The main contribution of this work is the practical experience which is involved in a view of the problems being solved and an emphasis on aspects that have been verified in practices. The main text of the work is divided into five chapters. The first chapter defines the basic concepts and limitations on which further work is based. The second chapter deals with the current form of IS in SMEs, its description and identifying problems. The third chapter analyzes the Cloud Computing from the perspective of the suitability of various models for SMEs, identifies the major trends that affect the Cloud Computing and describes some basic elements on which Cloud Computing is based. It also analyzes the issue of security. The fourth chapter deals with the state of Cloud Computing market and identification of key problem areas which need to be solved in various stages of market development. The last chapter uses several case studies to show a meaningfulness and readiness of Cloud Computing for running information system. In the end the recommended approach to the adoption of cloud services is defined.
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CRM as a Cloud software service
Dufek, Jaroslav ; Jandoš, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Topinka, Ondřej (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with information systems for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and its combination with one of the main recent information technology trends -- Cloud Computing. CRM systems represent fundamental company software. Thanks to Cloud Computing ideas CRM is available now via communication networks as a service with all its relevant benefits and risks. The goal of this thesis is to evaluate CRM provided as a software service, to compare a traditional deployment of CRM as on-premise software with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), to identify its advantages and disadvantages and finally to offer answers and evaluation of the main Cloud CRM risks. The first part describes CRM background and Cloud Computing principles. The second part compares on-premise and SaaS deployments and evaluates its benefits and risks including a detail cost analysis. The last part deals with Cloud CRM integration possibilities and practical implementation experience including a case study. This thesis offers the answers to bridge the gap between the theoretical and the practical Cloud CRM experience as the main benefit.
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Software as a Service and changes in business informatics
Rosík, Jiří ; Donát, Jiří (advisor) ; Koubský, Petr (referee)
This thesis is focused on description the situation in the field of providing business information systems in the form of services and aspects related to the transition IT department from software licensing model to consumption of software in the form of IT services - the software as a service model (SaaS). The main objective of this thesis is to analyze the impact of the transition in enterprise IT department from software licensing model to SaaS model. To achieve this goal there is an adequate theoretical basis described in the theoretical part of this work and survey on the basis of interviews in the practical section. The first part describes the development of enterprise information model to cloud computing, including the presentation of the current market situation. The second part discusses the requirements to enterprise IT department in SaaS model, including an analysis of the impact of the transition to SaaS. In the final part of this thesis is carried out survey within the small and medium-sized companies that have moved their business information systems to SaaS model. The contribution of this thesis is primarily in the analysis and recommendations for companies that planning to move to the SaaS model. In the theoretical part of this thesis it is description of the impact of SaaS to the enterprise IT department, including assessing the relevance of ITIL framework in the time of SaaS.
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Adoption of Cloud computing in the corporate sector
Malík, Tomáš ; Donát, Jiří (advisor) ; Koubský, Petr (referee)
This work is focused on the newly emerging field of Cloud computing and view of adoption of this technology in various industrial sectors. The first section explains the concept of cloud computing, its characteristics and individual models. The following part is a brief analysis of the size and development of the current market for cloud services. Next section focuses on the creation of industry categories acording to area of their business, together with their description. The actual categories are examined in part four, along with their expenditures on IT and state of Cloud's adoption, in addition with specific advantages and obstacles. Results from previous section are summarized in part five. In conclusion, the hypothesis is verified and the main findings summarized.
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Windows Phone7 Application with Backend on Windows Azure
Kolín, Tomáš ; Pavlíčková, Jarmila (advisor) ; Řehořík, Filip (referee)
The main objective of this diploma thesis is to design and develop a cloud hosted service that allows developers of games for Windows Phone 7 platform to extend their products with social and competitive aspect using Platform as a Service solution Windows Azure for hosting the backend of this system. The first part of the thesis analyses systems that are available on the market and that are providing similar services for the target platform. Based on this analysis, functional and general requirements for the future application are specified in the second part. Based on these requirements, use case analysis is made. The third part of the thesis is dedicated to description of the most important features, APIs and specifics of the Windows Phone 7 software platform. The fourth part is dedicated to Windows Azure as a Cloud platform both in terms of most important services, their characteristics and APIs used to utilise them and in terms of their business and pricing conditions. The fifth part addresses the architecture and the most important implementation details of the application. The final part contains the user guide for both the Windows Phone 7 application and for developers interested in using the library containing the API during the development of their game. The output of this thesis is the designed and implemented application with client-server architecture ready to have its backend deployed in Windows Azure environment and to have its frontend deployed on Windows Phone 7 devices. The client part of the system is comprised of a library intended for developers of games, which encapsulates the API needed to access the backend on the Internet, and a graphic frontend intended for end users. The server part, which contains most of the application logic, has REST interface. The applications architecture allows future development in terms of new functionality and expansion on more client platforms.
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The module of assets records operated as a service in ERP for small and medium enterprises.
Sýkora, Ondřej ; Pavlíček, Luboš (advisor) ; Hora, Michal (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with a comparison of available "as a service" solutions for enterprise asset records for small and medium businesses in the Czech market. The aim is to find solutions that would best suit the needs of companies to acquire a new system as a service module such as elimination of large initial investment into selected solution and extensive funding for its maintenance. The thesis introduces concepts such as ERP ASP, SaaS, Cloud computing, SLA and their characteristics in the theoretical part of the thesis, which is in the first two chapters. The practical part -- third and fourth chapter -- deals with the practical analysis of current business process property records, finding the gaps and the call for essential criteria for the selection of a new solution. It also search for available solutions in the Czech Republic and analyzes their characteristics at the base of pre-selected criteria and peer comparison. The fifth and last chapter deals with the calculation and evaluation of the suitability and subsequent recommendations for the selection of a particular solution. The thesis draws data from publicly available information provided by suppliers of "as a service" modules solutions for enterprise asset records management.
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Cloud computing in the corporate sector
Hervíř, Petr ; Přibil, Jiří (advisor) ; Novák, Michal (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with cloud computing for companies. At first, it defines the concept of cloud computing and shows its history. Furthermore, it developes the application development and deployment of cloud computing in the corporate sector. Thesis solves the basic economic issues associated with this system and describes practical examples.
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Software Piracy and Cloud Computing
Špecián, Pavel ; Žamberský, Martin (advisor) ; Bruckner, Tomáš (referee)
The thesis focuses mainly on the interdependence of the cloud computing and the software piracy. It answers the question how they influence each other and which conditions are ideal to reduce the rate of the software piracy. In the introductory part there are basic terms explained which are related to cloud computing and software piracy. The second part follows that is based primarily on Business Software Alliance studies and devoted to the interaction of cloud computing and software piracy as well as to the influence of anti-piracy laws on cloud computing. The aim of the last part of the thesis is to analyze the cloud computing, its advantages and disadvantages and common risks related to cloud computing from the companies' perspective and therefore to show the factors which influence the decision making in the companies regarding whether or not to choose the cloud computing. This has an indirect impact on the software piracy rate. In this regard, the thesis concludes that the current rise of cloud computing is completely understandable in the given context. On the other hand, a significant abandonment of the traditional software in the foreseeable future is not to be expected.
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Operating systems in the cloud
Holý, Michal ; Žamberský, Martin (advisor) ; Bruckner, Tomáš (referee)
The goal of this thesis is to approach the issue of cloud operating systems, implementation of concrete solutions and comparism of their practical use in personal and corporate sectors. In the theoretical part the basic concepts of cloud computing and operating systems are explained. The theoretical part also contains a summary of cloud operating systems based on Linux and web operating systems. In the practical part three operating systems are chosen, implemented and subjected to comparison. The tested solutions include cloud operating system Chrome OS, Joli OS and eyeOS. All operating systems are launched, configured, tested and their practical potential is evaluated.
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