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9.Identify some recent articles and Web postings about “cloud
computing.” Based on these sources, are there any differ-
ences between cloud computing and SaaS? If so, what are
some of the unique advantages and disadvantages?
10.Research two competing packages for some application, one
proprietary and one open source. Develop a list of criteria for
selecting between these packages and then compare these
packages on the criteria. What advantages does the open
source package have? What disadvantages?
11.Modify Figure 10.7 to focus just on ERP packages.
12.Modify Figure 10.7 to focus on open source packages.