Background In 2021 after the incident at the Capitol there were several repercussions to those involved, those perceived to be involved, those who were perceived contribute to the incitement of the event and various businesses. Amazon which provides Parler's web servers, informed Parler on January 8, 2021 that it was suspending the company from Amazon Web Services, as first reported by BuzzFeed News We learned in our Technology Architecture Session the importance of selecting product and suppliers who have products that fit with the company's architectural strategy. In this case as Parlec was determined by its Cloud Hosting Provider, Amazon Web Services to have created a situation that caused termination of their business relationship and essentially shut down access to Parler's servers thus causing Parlec to be out of business until an alternative was found. Parlec is a social networking provider similar to Twitter. Both Amazon and Parlec announced this event in the press and Parlec customers received an "error message" when attempting to access its service. At about the same time, both Google and Apple also announced the removal of the Parder Mobile App from the App Stores. They stated this removal would be in effect until Parlec puts some content moderation in place to prevent people from, you know, using the platform to incite acts of treason as occurred on January 6, 2021. Specific Assignment Background Let's realize this action is viewed differently by different political factions in the United States. Without getting into the political debate, develop a position on whether Amazon has the right to do this, and how Rarlec, given the controversial nature of its social network service should have been better prepared for this action. Class Exercise \#2 -- Supplier Management Assignment Please develop an outcome or solution that should have been part of the agreement between Parlec and Amazon. Since Parler to my knowledge isn't filing suit against Amazon Web Services, it stands to reason that they were within the contract provision to terminate Parler's web hosting service. However, Amazon's action created a win-lose situation for Parlec. What do IT Professionals and Supplier Management Professionals need to understand about the political climate the operate under and add levels of protection against their business ceasing to exist..

1. Background In 2021 after the incident at the Capitol there were several repercussions to those
involved, those perceived to be involved, those who were perceived contribute to the incitement
of the event and various businesses. Amazon which provides Parler's web servers, informed
Parler on January 8, 2021 that it was suspending the company from Amazon Web Services, as
first reported by BuzzFeed News We learned in our Technology Architecture Session the
importance of selecting product and suppliers who have products that fit with the company's
architectural strategy. In this case as Parlec was determined by its Cloud Hosting Provider,
Amazon Web Services to have created a situation that caused termination of their business
relationship and essentially shut down access to Parler's servers thus causing Parlec to be out of
business until an alternative was found. Parlec is a social networking provider similar to Twitter.
Both Amazon and Parlec announced this event in the press and Parlec customers received an
"error message" when attempting to access its service. At about the same time, both Google and
Apple also announced the removal of the Parder Mobile App from the App Stores. They stated
this removal would be in effect until Parlec puts some content moderation in place to prevent
people from, you know, using the platform to incite acts of treason as occurred on January 6,
2021. Specific Assignment Background Let's realize this action is viewed differently by different
political factions in the United States. Without getting into the political debate, develop a
position on whether Amazon has the right to do this, and how Rarlec, given the controversial
nature of its social network service should have been better prepared for this action. Class
Exercise #2 -- Supplier Management Assignment Please develop an outcome or solution that
should have been part of the agreement between Parlec and Amazon. Since Parler to my
knowledge isn't filing suit against Amazon Web Services, it stands to reason that they were
within the contract provision to terminate Parler's web hosting service. However, Amazon's
action created a win-lose situation for Parlec. What do IT Professionals and Supplier
Management Professionals need to understand about the political climate the operate under and
add levels of protection against their business ceasing to exist.