1) Identify 2-3 approaches to reduce material cost in a cloud based solution. Identify an example or make one up where ITD’s resulted in substantial reduction in the operational cost of running a hosted solution.
Please ensure to describe the logic behind each cost-reduction approach.
2) Pick an industry in which you’ve developed depth of technical/solution perspective (e.g. insurance, retail /cpg, financial services / banking, pharmaceutical, defence, aerospace, etc.). Identify and explain key technology trends that you believe will have the most influence in reshaping the industry and outline the way in which you CIOs/CTOs of leading companies in the industry should react or invest because of them.
Provide a link to your answer in a 4-6 slide presentation and a 5-8 minute recording.