J-TRADING: full circle outsourcing

Your response should be 2-3 paragraphs for each of these questions.

Discuss whether decisions to outsource help desk were the right one for J-TRADING strategically.

Discuss whether decisions to outsource data centers were the right one for J-TRADING strategically.

Does your analysis support the outsourcing decision for the data center?

Cloud-computing and cloud-based services were not widely available in 2002. Today, would you recommend it to J-TRADING to consider cloud-based offerings for its infrastructure sourcing problem? Why or Why not?