Ca Technologies Case Study
MG 6503: Management of Information Technology and Information Systems
Spring 2013
Prof. Kevin Brabazon
CA Technologies Case Study
Prepared By
Xi Lou
Lun Li
Yang Cao
Yashen Wu
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Overview
Problems & Alternatives
Scenario
Conclusion
Appendix I: SWOT Analysis
Appendix II: Porter’s Five Forces
Executive Summary
Technology changes will significantly reshape IT companies like CA Technologies. CA has kept its mainframe and clients’ server business in the past 30 years. The company provides the latest mainframe innovations. But CA has to face a new challenge whether it continuous to keep major business in mainframe or make a thorough transformation from mainframe to cloud computing. In the process of developing, CA met a lot of problems. Developing cloud computing needs a huge amount of money. CA needs to hire more high-tech specialists. In the meantime, maybe CA still needs to spend time on maintaining current mainframe and its clients’ data. If CA want to keep its mainframe and develop cloud computing in the same time, CA should separate the company into two major department: mainframe department and cloud computing department.
Even though we think CA have a lot of challenges in the transformation process. CA still has a lot of opportunities and advantages in the technology field. We recommend CA to maintain its main business in mainframe, and increase the investment in development of cloud computing.
Overview
CA Technologies is one of the largest independent software corporations in the world. They have maintained its well-respected position in the mainframe and client server business for the past thirty years. CA Technologies have expended their business to Asia, Africa and South America. The company created software that runs in mainframe, distributed, virtualized environments. Early mainframe computers ran software applications to help manage and automate a company’s many processes. CA
Spring 2013
Prof. Kevin Brabazon
CA Technologies Case Study
Prepared By
Xi Lou
Lun Li
Yang Cao
Yashen Wu
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Overview
Problems & Alternatives
Scenario
Conclusion
Appendix I: SWOT Analysis
Appendix II: Porter’s Five Forces
Executive Summary
Technology changes will significantly reshape IT companies like CA Technologies. CA has kept its mainframe and clients’ server business in the past 30 years. The company provides the latest mainframe innovations. But CA has to face a new challenge whether it continuous to keep major business in mainframe or make a thorough transformation from mainframe to cloud computing. In the process of developing, CA met a lot of problems. Developing cloud computing needs a huge amount of money. CA needs to hire more high-tech specialists. In the meantime, maybe CA still needs to spend time on maintaining current mainframe and its clients’ data. If CA want to keep its mainframe and develop cloud computing in the same time, CA should separate the company into two major department: mainframe department and cloud computing department.
Even though we think CA have a lot of challenges in the transformation process. CA still has a lot of opportunities and advantages in the technology field. We recommend CA to maintain its main business in mainframe, and increase the investment in development of cloud computing.
Overview
CA Technologies is one of the largest independent software corporations in the world. They have maintained its well-respected position in the mainframe and client server business for the past thirty years. CA Technologies have expended their business to Asia, Africa and South America. The company created software that runs in mainframe, distributed, virtualized environments. Early mainframe computers ran software applications to help manage and automate a company’s many processes. CA