Effective Writing 10th Edition by Claire May,Gordon May

Exercise 4

Assume you are a newly hired staff accountant in a local accounting firm, Johnson, Park, and Gonzalez (JPG). One of JPG's partners, Francis Park, stopped you in the hall with a question. He said he has read something about "cloud accounting," and he wants to learn more about what this term means. He's heard a rumor that some accounting firms are using this technology in their practices, and he wonders whether JPG should get on board-what the advantages would be, if any, as well as the risks. "After all," Park says, "if we store data in 'the cloud,' wouldn't we lose it if the wind blows the cloud away?"
Mr. Park asks you to research his questions and send him your findings by email. Depending on the amount of information you find in your research, you may decide to summarize your findings in a report and send it as an attachment, with an appropriate cover email. You will need to be especially careful when you analyze the reader of your email (Mr. Park), so that you write at a level that is appropriate to his interests and needs, while being respectful.