Technical Writing Project Cover Sheet

Capstone Proposal Project Name: Upgrading ABC Inc. Internet Edge

Student Name: Michael Wakefield

Degree Program: Bachelor of Science IT-Security

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Table of Contents

Capstone Proposal Summary 1
Review of Other Work 8
Rationale and Systems Analysis 16
Goals and Objectives 22
Project Deliverables 26
Project Plan and Timelines 27
References 28
Appendix 1: Competency Matrix 4

Capstone Proposal Summary Internet of Everything (IoE) and “Big Data” equates to competitive advantages to the modern business landscape. Numerous white papers are circulating on the Internet highlighting the business case supporting the IoE initiative. For instance, in a white paper conducted by Cisco Inc. on the Value Index of IoE in 2013 reported the following:
In February 2013, Cisco released a study predicting that $14.4 trillion of value (net profit) will be at stake globally over the next decade, driven by connecting the unconnected –people-to-people (P2P), machine-to-people (M2P), and machine-to-machine (M2M) - via the Internet of Everything (IoE).
Cisco defines the Internet of Everything as the networked connection of people, process, data, and things. The IoE creates new “capabilities, richer experiences, and unprecedented economic opportunity for businesses, individuals, and countries” (The Internet of Everything, Cisco, Inc. 2014). With such a lofty goal looming, and the monetary potential, many sources will support the notion of companies scrambling to achieve a computing networking infrastructure that supports the IoE paradigm. Envisioning the potentials, ABC Inc. does not want to experience losses common to companies that hold to that wait and see rationale which have plagued many IT service providers in the past. However,