ISE 514 CLOUD COMPUTING ASSIGNMENT-1 Comparing cloud vs on-premise system costs You are expected to compare the cost of using a cloud service versus on-premise installation for the given requirements. Requirements: 1. 3 powerful servers with at least 8 cores, 8 GB memory, 50 GB SSD disk (for application frontend) 2. 6 powerful servers with at least 8 cores, 50 GB memory, 100 GB SSD disk (3 for application backend and 3 for database server) 3. 4 moderate servers with 4 cores, 8 GB memory, 40 GB disk (for different purposes) 4. 10 TB Disk capacity 5. 2 load balancing systems (one for frontend, one for backend – For an example, F5 BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager 1600 - load balancing device can be used) 6. Network devices: Router, switch, cabling 7. 2 alternative connection via different service providers (10 Mbps is enough for work hours- 10 Mbps metro Ethernet can be used) 8. As OS, Windows Server will be used. As database, MS SQL Server will be used. 9. UPS system for 1 hour - Your calculations should consider 4 years’ period, since on-premise systems need to be replaced at every 4 years. - Do not forget to include some hidden costs for on-premise systems such as special room, HVAC, energy consumption, etc. - Consider also IT personnel requirement for these two cases and accordingly include the costs. - Maintenance cost of IT systems typically increases proportional to the age of the systems. - For any other requirement not specified above, you make assumptions and write these assumptions in your solution. For delivery, you should prepare a MS Word or PDF document and submit it via Moodle before due date. Due date: 23 April 2017