After reading the case, answer these four questions, first as an individual and then as a team.

4. In 2012, NDPL was again considering a move to Cloud Computing. This time cost savings were not mentioned as a significant factor driving the need for change. Identify the factors that you believe were significant in the decision making process. Fully support each of your choices.

a. NDPL needed an integrated ERP system to eliminate manual intervention errors from the system

b. There was a need to better integrate data with external organizations

c. Cloud-based ERP had matured rapidly, and NDPL had learned the hard lessons about having separate SaaS and NaaS vendors

d. Even though not directly mentioned, NDPL still wanted to take advantage of the cost saving that a Cloud solution offered.