You are the technology auditor for a medium-size online retailer who has grown rapidly and has developed all the applications for order processing internally. With the growth it has been very difficult for the Information Technology (IT) group to keep up with the hardware requirements and new software for all the various smartphone applications. Although there would be reduction of most of the IT staff, the chief information officer (CIO) has done a complete analysis of moving to a Cloud Computing solution with Amazon Webservices. With this change, all IT functions for the primary application of order processing and fulfillment would be handled through Amazon. (Amazon is not handling the actual storage and shipment of the merchandise.) The reduction in ongoing costs would be almost 50 percent along with major capital expenditures for upgrades if they were to keep processing in-house. Much of the in-house technology is outdated from a web application and regulatory standpoint. Amazon Web Services is the largest provider of integrated Cloud Computing Services and offers a complete set of infrastructure and application services. Many organizations have lowered costs, including your competitors, allowing them to lower costs and gain market share. One of the key benefits of cloud computing is the opportunity to replace upfront capital infrastructure expenses with low variable costs that scale as the business grows. You have been asked by senior management to assist with the Amazon project and the evaluation of the controls. a. Describe the five most significant areas of controls concern that you would like to express to the senior management in the transition to Amazon? Make sure your control concerns are consistent with the facts of the case. b. How would you propose the organization get comfortable with the controls at Amazon prior to signing the contract? Be specific.

How might an author with the opposite attitude rephrase the following sentence? this historic building is a local treasure, with a distinctive exterior and many antiques and fascinating artwork on the inside. choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. it's a shame this old building hasn't been torn down yet: its ugly design makes it an eyesore, and it is full of rickety furniture and dusty paintings. this building was built over 100 years ago and features a design not seen on many other buildings of the era as well as a large collection of furniture and art. the old man running the antiques shop watched the kids with suspicion, worrying they would not handle his fragile merchandise with proper care. it is vital that we preserve the history of our town by taking care of buildings like this one, with its interesting design and outstanding collection of art and furniture.

Read the passage. excerpt from "why equal pay is worth fighting for" by senator elizabeth warren, april 17, 2014 i honestly can't believe that we're still arguing over equal pay in 2014. when i started teaching elementary school after college, the public school district didn't hide the fact that it had two pay scales: one for men and one for women. women have made incredible strides since then. but 40 years later, we're still debating equal pay for equal work. women today still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and they're taking a hit in nearly every occupation. bloomberg analyzed census data and found that median earnings for women were lower than those for men in 264 of 265 major occupation categories. in 99.6 percent of occupations, men get paid more than women. that's not an accident; that's discrimination. the effects of this discrimination are real, and they are long lasting. today, more young women go to college than men, but unequal pay makes it harder for them to pay back student loans. pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women. . for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by, and many families depend as much on mom's salary as they do on dad's, if not more. women are the main breadwinners, or joint breadwinners, in two-thirds of the families across the country, and pay discrimination makes it that much harder for these families to stay afloat. women are ready to fight back against pay discrimination, but it's not easy. today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes. here in the senate, sen. barbara mikulski (d-md.) introduced the paycheck fairness act to give women the tools to combat wage discrimination. it would ensure that salary differences have something to do with the actual job that they are doing, and not just because they are women. senator warren states that the effects of pay discrimination are long-lasting. is this a valid argument supported by accurate evidence? no; warren weakens her point by claiming that the paycheck fairness act would "give women the tools to combat wage discrimination." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women." no; warren weakens her point by noting, "today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes."

Summarize the main points of aristotle’s definition of tragedy, indicating where possible how these characteristics arouse responses from the audience?