TASK DESCRIPTION After the merger of TSD and SMU, the newly formed UWTSD have decided to centralised its IT operation. As a part of this is to build a Data Centre to centralise UWTSD’s IT operation and equipment, and where it can keep and manage the ICT infrastructure. As an expert you are tasked to design a Data Centre to support its day-to-day operations. Write a research report on architecture you would recommend. The research should mainly focus on but not limited to design, scalability, security, fault tolerant, performance, and energy usage and management. The report should be of 2500 words and follow IEEE format which can be downloaded from Moodle. GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS IN THE COMPLETION OF TASKS 1. Research-informed Literature Your work must be informed and supported by scholarly material that is relevant to and focused on the task(s) set. You should provide evidence that you have accessed a wide range of sources, which may be academic, governmental and industrial; these sources may include academic journal articles, textbooks, current news articles, organisational documents, and websites. You should consider the credibility of your sources; academic journals are normally highly credible sources while websites require careful consideration/selection and should be used sparingly. Any sources you use should be current and up-todate, mostly published within the last five years or so, though seminal/important works in the field may be older. You must provide evidence of your research/own reading throughout your work, using in-text citations in the main body of your work and a reference list that is alphabetical at the end of your work. Please use a recognised referencing system. Specific to this assignment: Your work must focus on given research topic. Your work must include articles published by peer reviewed journals, conference proceedings, books, and related website (e.g. IEEE, ACM, Science direct). Information from website such as ehow, wiki, forums, etc. will not be accepted. Marks will be awarded for: • The extent of research undertaken into the selected areas – 30% • Selection of credible sources – 10% • Application of appropriate referencing conventions (numerical referencing) – 10% 2. Knowledge and Understanding of Subject Your work must demonstrate the growing extent of your knowledge and understanding of concepts and underlying principles associated with the subject area. Knowledge relates to the facts, information and skills you have acquired through your learning. You demonstrate your understanding by interpreting the meaning of the facts and information (knowledge). This means that you need to select and include in your work the concepts, techniques, models, theories, etc. appropriate to the task(s) set. You should be able to explain the theories, concepts, etc. meaningfully to show your understanding. Your mark/grade will also depend upon the extent to which you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding; ideally each should be complete and detailed, with comprehensive coverage. Specific to this assignment: Your work must demonstrate the basic understanding of concepts and underlying principles. You should explain and analysis the chosen topic in a meaningful way. 3. Analysis Your work must contain evidence of logical, analytical thinking, evaluation and synthesis. For example, to examine and break information down into parts, make inferences, compile, compare and contrast information. This means not just describing What! but also justifying: Why? How? When? Who? Where? At all times, you must provide justification for your arguments and judgements. Evidence that you have reflected upon the ideas of others within the subject area is crucial to you providing a reasoned and informed debate within your work. Furthermore, you should provide evidence that you are able to make sound judgements and convincing arguments using data and concepts. Sound, valid conclusions are necessary and must be derived from the content of your work. There should be no new information presented within your conclusion. Alternative solutions and recommendations may be proposed where relevant. Specific to this assignment: Your work must demonstrate critical analysis and evaluation of chosen technologies. Your work must also justify your choice and provide evidence that your choice is better than other methods. 4. Practical Application and Deployment You should be able to demonstrate how the subject-related concepts and ideas relate to real world situations or a particular context. How do they work in practice? You will deploy models, methods, techniques, and/or theories, in that context, to assess current situations, perhaps to formulate plans or solutions to solve problems, some of which may be innovative and creative. This is likely to involve, for instance, the use of real world examples and cases, the application of a model within an organisation and/or benchmarking one organisation against others based on stated criteria. You should show awareness of the limitations of concepts and theories when applied in particular contexts. 5. Skills for Professional Practice Your work must provide evidence of the attributes expected in professional practice. This includes demonstrating your individual initiative and/or collaborative working. You must communicate effectively in a suitable format, which may be written and/or oral, for example, essay, management report, presentation. Work should be coherent and well-structured in presentation and organisation. Specific to this assignment: You must submit a report which should be approximately 2500 words in length. The report should be presented in an academic way (IEEE/ACM format) and therefore must include an abstract, an introduction, a conclusion and a list of references. The report must be submitted via Turnitin. Marks will be awarded for correct spelling, grammar and punctuation – 5% and structure and presentation – 5%