Scenario: You have been hired as an IT consultant by an entrepreneur starting a small advertising company called MilleniAds. As a start-up, your client’s company is relatively small and has a limited budget. There are only 10 employees, including a few creative directors, graphic designers, sales staff, a financial
accountant, and an office administrator, with the entrepreneur acting as CEO. The current IT budget cannot exceed $25,000 and ideally should come in as far
under that number as possible. MilleniAds will produce customized sales flyers, brochures, and other branded items, such as letterhead and business cards, that
apply a youthful, fresh perspective targeting millennial demographics. Therefore, the company needs the ability to store and manipulate digital images and to
produce physical copies of their products for their clients. The CEO wants to keep track of inventory, sales, and expenses digitally, but she does not anticipate
having very complex records for the first year. She projects having only a dozen or so accounts but hopes to scale up in the coming years. It would be ideal to
have a simple and user-friendly system for sharing information and files between employees. Many of the employees are millennials themselves who have
indicated that their current desktop PCs are limiting their capabilities and that they prefer using their phones and other mobile devices for their professional and
personal responsibilities. Two of the 10 employees will operate primarily outside of the office, soliciting business from regional firms, and they will need to
access company information while on the road, in their home offices, and at customer sites.
II. Hardware Components:

A. Examine the business’s issues to determine specific hardware requirements. Based on these issues, what are the major categories and
components of hardware that should be considered? Identify each of the applicable requirements (hard drive storage, video cards, etc.), being
sure to cite specific examples wherever appropriate.

B. Then, compare and contrast the various options for meeting the requirements. Be sure to cite specific evidence from the component
specification fact sheets to support your evaluation. What are their functional strengths and weaknesses? How do they compare in terms of cost
and maintainability?

C. Compose a final list detailing all of your specific hardware recommendations for your client. Be sure to logically justify your proposal as the best
possible choice for meeting the business requirements.