Over the next 10 weeks you will use what you learn throughout the course to writ
Over the next 10 weeks you will use what you learn throughout the course to write a project plan for your company.
The assignment is broken into two parts. The first part is your midterm and is due week 5 by Sunday midnight. The second portion of the paper is due week 10 by Sunday midnight and is considered your final exam.
Paper requirements
You paper must be written in APA format. This is not a question and answer assignment. You must write this as a formal report as if you are turning it into a company.
You are NOT required to write an abstract
You must include a title page and reference page which do NOT count towards the final page count
You must cite at least 10 sources
You cannot use Wikipedia, techopedia, or any other site that can be edited by the general public
Acceptable sources
Your textbook
Any academic journal or peer reviewed paper
Any commercial or government site (AWS, Google, Microsoft, Verizon, etc.)
The minimum page count for the midterm is 5 pages. Remember, this does not include the title page or reference page.
The minimum page count for the final is an additional 5 pages. The total document should be at least 10 pages.
Part 1 (Midterm)
Total points possible = 20
Your paper should have the following information:
Title Page (1 point possible)
Company Information (4 points possible)
The name of the company (can be real of made up). The company should remain the same for part 1 and 2.
The size of the company
A brief description of the work the company does
The current network architecture and location(s) of the company
Business Driver (3 points possible)
Why are you proposing the business adopt cloud computing?
What deployment model are you proposing and why? (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, etc.). Note – you can have multiple models based on your business type.
What is the main benefit of this business model?
Provider, Capacity, and Cost (11 points possible)
What cloud provider do you propose using (example: AWS, Google, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
Identify why you selected this company.
What is the estimated size and resource requirements needed?
Identify how you determined this.
What is the cost?
Break down the costs (i.e. software, resources, accounts, etc.)
Will the cloud be public, private, community, or hybrid?
Describe what this means and why you selected this model.
What is the future state of the IT infrastructure?
Do you plan on growing the business?
Will you need more space? Why?
Reference page (1 point possible)
Note as described plagiarism should be zero
Apa format