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Aim & Objective
This coursework is designed to demonstrate the broad understanding and knowledge of the module, assessing and evaluating the student’s strength and level of analysis; divided into four learning outcomes. The coursework should be submitted as one document in a report format in final submission.
Assignment Scenario:
Cloud computing known to be one of unique feature in establishing a data mobility, the benefit of this technology is hard to resist to any company including home and personal use. You are working in a small/medium company (fastfix.co.uk), the company planning to build a new network infrastructure and discussing/evaluating the options available, being the IT manager you have been appointed to study, evaluate, design and implement a new company cloud service to provide a resilient mobile and storage for all employees, by which all employees will be able to store, share and access documents and digital files on the move, the system must be able to work in multiple platform including mobile telephones. This service should be design with the main objective to help employees and engineers across the country to access information related to work.
The company currently do not have any cloud infrastructure and therefore you report should explore, analyse and evaluate multiple service and deployment model. The end users at the fastfix should be able to access files using any platform and/or desktop client over the internet. The company directors emphasised on mobility and future upcoming project for which the company planning to include VoIP services.
As a cloud engineer, produce a technical report on the design solution and a security manual that answers the following:
•Introduce and describe the problem
oWrite a rational describing and analytical background of cloud history and evolution,include some illustration / diagrams to clarify the idea.
oBrief description of the problem and proposed higher level solution description
•Rationale for the solution:
oDiscussion on why the solution is appropriate for the scenario.
oArchitectural design (architectural diagram and description).
oDeployment model (description of the model, and discussion on why that model waschosen).
oService model (description of the model, and discussion on why that model waschosen).
oCritical discussion on data migration during the project.
•Cloud computing solutions can be realised using various frameworks and tools. You will workwith cloud service providers or open source tools to configure and implement multiple cloudsolutions based on the design you have created for the given scenario.
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oSolution 1 Configure a cloud computing platform with a cloud service provider’sframework including the installation of any simple applications on/for the platform.
oSolution 2 Implement a cloud platform using an open source tool and demonstrate howto use the platform as a simple database server.
•Analysis of the most common problems of a cloud computing platform.
oPossible solutions to these problems.
oAnalysis of the most common security issues in the cloud environment.
oDiscussion on how to overcome these issues.
Relevant Information
1.Learning Outcomes and Assessment CriteriaLearning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Pass Merit Distinction
LO1 Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of Cloud Computing and its architectures
P1 Analyse the evolution and fundamental concepts of Cloud Computing. P2 Design an appropriate architectural Cloud Computing framework for a given scenario.
M1 Discuss why an organisation should migrate to a Cloud Computing solution.
LO1 & 2
D1 Justify the tools chosen to realise a Cloud Computing solution.
LO2 Evaluate the deployment models, service models and technological drivers of Cloud Computing and validate their use
P3 Define an appropriate deployment model for a given scenario. P4 Compare the service models for choosing an adequate model for a given scenario.
M2 Demonstrate these deployment models with real world examples.
LO3 Develop Cloud Computing solutions using service provider’s frameworks and open source tools
P5 Configure a Cloud Computing platform with a cloud service provider’s framework.
P6 Implement a cloud platform using open source tools.
M3 Discuss the issues and constraints one can face during the development process.
D2 Critically discuss how one can overcome these issues and constraints.
LO4 Analyse the technical challenges for cloud applications and assess their risks
P7 Analyse the most common problems which arise in a Cloud Computing platform and discuss appropriate solutions to these problems. P8 Assess the most common security issues in cloud environments.
M4 Discuss how to overcome these security issues when building a secure cloud platform.
D3 Critically discuss how an organisation should protect their data when they migrate to a cloud solution.
2.Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document
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