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AFM241 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Peer Pressure, Cloud Computing, Information Technology Management

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30 May 2018
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University of Waterloo
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Accounting & Financial Management
Course
AFM241
Professor
Will Xiang

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1. Logistics e.g. RFID use by Walmart
2. Energy savings
3. Physical security e.g. surveillance of homes, car alarm
4. Medical e.g. clothes equipped with sensors
Big Data creating a problem regarding the cost of storing these data
Cloud computing has been described as the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product and
encompasses any subscription based or pay per use service that extends IT’s existing capabilities
web-based email accounts are an example of cloud computing. I can access the content of my email
from any computer that has a browser and internet access.
The content of my email is stored in the servers of the firm that provides the email service
There are three main manifestations of cloud computing
Cloud computing – Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Clients are provided with processing, storage, networks, and other IT infrastructure as a
service.
While the client doesn’t manage or control the underlying IT infrastructure, the client has
control over operating systems, applications, and possibly limited control of selected
networking components
Cloud computing – platform as a service (PaaS)
Vendors provide clients with a platform- the IT infrastructure as well as operating systems or
storage- as a service.
The client can use the cloud platform to deploy their own applications and application
hosting environment configurations.
Unlike the IaaS, in the PaaS clients do not manage or control the underlying network,
servers, operating systems, or storage. Clients have control over the deployed application
Cloud computing – Software as a Service (SaaS).
Vendors such as Salesforce.com, Amazon, provide clients with applications running on cloud
infrastructure. The applications are accessible through thin client interface such as a web
browser.
The client doesn’t manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure or application
The clients have the ability to change certain configuration settings to tailor the application
to their needs
1.1 Technology Adoption
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Logistics e. g. rfid use by walmart, energy savings, physical security e. g. surveillance of homes, car alarm, medical e. g. clothes equipped with sensors. Big data creating a problem regarding the cost of storing these data. I can access the content of my email from any computer that has a browser and internet access. The content of my email is stored in the servers of the firm that provides the email service. There are three main manifestations of cloud computing. Cloud computing infrastructure as a service (iaas) Clients are provided with processing, storage, networks, and other it infrastructure as a service. While the client doesn"t manage or control the underlying it infrastructure, the client has control over operating systems, applications, and possibly limited control of selected networking components. Cloud computing platform as a service (paas) Vendors provide clients with a platform- the it infrastructure as well as operating systems or storage- as a service.

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Use the report below to anser the following questions:

1. What are the seven sources of revenue for Oracle Corporation?

2. Explain in plain English how Oracle recognizes revenue for each of the seven types of revenue.

3. What are “arrangements with multiple elements”? How does Oracle account for such arrangements?

4. Assume that Oracle has a sale that involves new software, software license updates and product support for two years, and an educational package for the customer’s employees, which will be fulfilled in six months. If sold separately, Oracle would charge the following for each of these elements: $4 million, $600,000, and $1,600,000. Because the customer buys the entire package, the sales price is $5,270,000. What revenue would Oracle record for each element?

The 2013 annual report of Oracle Corporation includes the following footnote (excerpted):

Revenue Recognition

Our sources of revenues include: (1) software, which includes new software licenses revenues earned from granting licenses to use our software products and fees from cloud software subscriptions offerings, and software license updates and product support revenues; (2) hardware systems, which includes the sale of hardware systems products including computer servers, storage products, networking and data center fabric products, and fees from infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings, and hardware systems support revenues; and (3) services, which includes software and hardware related services including consulting, managed cloud services and education revenues. Revenues generally are recognized net of any taxes collected from customers and subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

For software license arrangements that do not require significant modification or customization of the underlying software, we recognize new software licenses revenues when: (1) we enter into a legally binding arrangement with a customer for the license of software; (2) we deliver the products; (3) the sale price is fixed or determinable and free of contingencies or significant uncertainties; and (4) collection is probable. Revenues that are not recognized at the time of sale because the foregoing conditions are not met, are recognized when those conditions are subsequently met.

The vast majority of our software license arrangements include software license updates and product support contracts, which are entered into at the customer’s option and are recognized ratably over the term of the arrangement, typically one year.

Revenues from the sales of our nonsoftware elements are recognized when: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) we deliver the products and passage of the title to the buyer occurs;

(3) the sale price is fixed or determinable; and (4) collection is reasonably assured. Revenues that are not recognized at the time of sale because the foregoing conditions are not met are recognized when those conditions are subsequently met. When applicable, we reduce revenues for estimated returns or certain other incentive programs where we have the ability to sufficiently estimate the effects of these items. Where an arrangement is subject to acceptance criteria and the acceptance provisions are not perfunctory (for example, acceptance provisions that are long-term in nature or are not included as standard terms of an arrangement), revenues are recognized upon the earlier of receipt of written customer acceptance or expiration of the acceptance period.

Our hardware systems support offerings generally provide customers with software updates for the software components that are essential to the functionality of our server and storage products and can also include product repairs, maintenance services and technical support services. Hardware systems support contracts are generally priced as a percentage of the net hardware systems products fees. Hardware systems support contracts are entered into at the customer’s option and are recognized ratably over the contractual term of the arrangements, which are typically one year.

Many of our software arrangements include consulting implementation services sold separately under consulting engagement contracts and are included as a part of our services business…. Revenues for consulting services are generally recognized as the services are performed.

Our cloud software subscriptions offerings generally provide customers access to certain of our software within a cloud-based IT environment that we manage and offer to customers on a subscription basis. Revenues for our cloud software subscriptions offerings are recognized ratably over the contract term commencing with the date our service is made available to customers and all other revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied.

Education revenues are also a part of our services business and include instructor-led, media-based and internet-based training in the use of our software and hardware products. Education revenues are recognized as the classes or other education offerings are delivered.

We also enter into multiple-element arrangements that may include a combination of our various software related and nonsoftware related products and services offerings including hardware systems products, hardware systems support, new software licenses, software license updates and product support, cloud software subscriptions and IaaS offerings, consulting, managed cloud services and education. In such arrangements, we first allocate the total arrangement consideration based on the relative selling prices of the software group of elements as a whole and to the nonsoftware elements. We then further allocate consideration within the software group to the respective elements within that group following the guidance in ASC 985-605 and our policies as described above. After the arrangement consideration has been allocated to the elements, we account for each respective element in the arrangement as described above.