SBM4104 IT Infrastructure Assessment 5 Report
Assessment Details:
Cloud services have revolutionised computing. The IaaS, PaaS and SaaS allowed businesses to develop virtualised IT infrastructure and deliver software through the cloud, independent of a user’s operating system. Cloud computing services are scalable, which means you are charged only for the services you use so there’s no need to buy in extra hardware for additional redundancy. Cloud services offer exceptional potential for improving business performance and increasing profits.
You are required to write a report on how a small/medium business can benefit from moving its IT services to Cloud.
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Question |
Reference |
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What is Cloud Computing? Name three basic models of Cloud Computing. |
Lecture Notes Hugos and Hulitzky, Chapters 2, 3, 6 |
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Explain the Variable Cost Operating Model (VCOM) |
Hugos and Hulitzky, Chapter 2 |
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What are three component layers of Cloud Computing: Hardware virtualization Data storage and database management Applications and application development environments |
Hugos and Hulitzky, Chapter 2 |
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What are three main forms of Cloud Computing (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS)? |
Lecture Notes Hugos and Hulitzky, Chapter 3 |
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What is Cloud Service Oriented Architecture (CSOA)? |
Hugos and Hulitzky, Chapter 3 |
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What is Cloud Data Security and Service Reliability? List Gartner’s Seven Cloud-Computing Security Risks. What is Azure Security Centre? |
Lecture Notes Hugos and Hulitzky, Chapter 4 Azure Security Center, Microsoft Azure |
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What is Virtualisation? What are four main categories of Microsoft Azure virtualization? Describe Microsoft Azure virtual machines |
Lecture Notes ‘What is Virtualisation?’, Microsoft Azure |
References
Hugos, MH & Hulitzky, D 2010, Business in the Cloud: What Every Business Needs to Know about
Cloud Computing, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, viewed 23 Mar 2020, E-book Central (ProQuest)
‘Azure Security Center’, Microsoft Azure, viewed 23 Mar 2020, <https://docs.microsoft.com/enus/azure/security-center/security-center-intro>
‘What is Virtualization’, Microsoft Azure, viewed 23 Mar 2020, <https://azure.microsoft.com/enus/overview/what-is-virtualization/>
Marking Criteria and Rubric:The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 30% of the total unit mark.
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Marking Criteria for Task-B |
Not satisfactory (0-49%) of the criterion mark) |
Satisfactory (50-64%) of the criterion mark |
Good (65-74%) of the criterion mark |
Very Good (75-84%) of the criterion mark |
Excellent (85-100%) of the criterion mark |
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Cloud Computing, models, layers and VCOM (30 marks) |
Inadequate understanding of Cloud Computing, models, layers and VCOM |
Basic understanding of Cloud Computing, models, layers and VCOM |
Exhibits breadth and depth of understanding of Cloud Computing, models, layers and VCOM |
Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of understanding of Cloud Computing, models, layers and VCOM |
Displays exceptional understanding of Cloud Computing, models, layers and VCOM, and their practical application |
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SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, VCOM and CSOA (20 marks) |
Inadequate understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, VCOM and CSOA |
Basic understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, VCOM and CSOA |
Exhibits breadth and depth of understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, VCOM and CSOA |
Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, VCOM and CSOA |
Displays exceptional understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, VCOM and CSOA |
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Cloud Security (20 marks) |
Inadequate understanding of Cloud Security |
Basic understanding of Cloud Security |
Exhibits breadth and depth of understanding of Cloud Security |
Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of understanding of Cloud Security |
Displays exceptional understanding of Cloud Security |
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Virtualisation (20 marks) |
Inadequate understanding of Virtualisation |
Basic understanding of Virtualisation |
Exhibits breadth and depth of understanding of |
Exhibits accurate and detailed breadth and depth of understanding of |
Displays exceptional understanding of |
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Document structure and presentation (10 marks) |
Inadequate document structure and presentation |
Basic document structure and presentation |
Good document structure and presentation |
Very good document structure and presentation |
Exceptional document structure and presentation |
