17.10. Your company wishes to move from using desktop applications to accessing the same functionality remotely as services. Identify three risks that might arise and suggest how these risks may be reduced.
- The first problem I see that could arise is that systems can never be 100% bug free, and switching to a new process can lead to an increased error rate. If this was the case a way to increase the chances of success are to implement redundant checks and balances in the system in order to help keep everything on track.
- The second problem I see is that of safety, and structural integrity. Company and customer information could be intercepted along its path. This problem however could be solved easily, by enforcing strict security and password policies. While also utilizing encryption methods such as https.
- The last issue could be server load, and decreased speeds based on traffic and distance from the server. If the company is fairly large and spread out to remote places in the world. One would need multiple servers running in order to produce a quality service.
CSCI 362-02, Software Engineering 