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Harvard university
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Session 4 – BayState Realty Case Study Homework
1. Use a table to identify the software products sited in the BayState Realty Case Study that
fall within the following categories of software. You need not limit yourself to only those
products mentioned. Think outside the box as to other software that BayState might
need.
a. system software
b. general purpose software
c. application specific software
System Software General Purpose Software Application Specific add more rows as needed
2. Use a second table to identify and explain the various elements in the total cost of
software ownership and then list the steps taken by the CIO to limit the firm’s software
TCO expenditures.
Elements of TCO Explanation Steps taken by the CIO for cost control: . . . add more lines as needed 3. List the reasons why BayState Realty chose to go with off-the-shelf software instead of
developing their own software packages in house. . . . add more lines as needed
4. List the reasons why it makes sense to go with Linux in the data center. Be sure to
include how this particular use of open source software mitigates the risks typically
associated with the choice of an open source software product.
prepared rmk 041314 Page 1 Session 4 – BayState Realty Case Study Homework .
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add more lines as needed 5. Compare the advantages and the disadvantages associated with outsourcing the hosting
of the firm’s three Web sites.
Advantages Disadvantages add more rows as needed prepared rmk 041314 Page 2
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