Assignment title: Information
1. Identify three vendors offering IaaS public cloud computing services that could be used by New
Zealand organisations. Compare the following items. Note that compare requires you to write 1-2
paragraphs explaining the similarities and differences, not doing this will result of a very low mark
for this section.
1. Three technologies that all three vendors offer (including but not limited to: compute,
structured storage, PaaS, etc.). Any confusion around your choices, please ask before
deciding. Make sure your comparison actually compares the technologies, just having a
table of the three vendor offerings will be given a grade of 0.
2. How each vendor charges for each of the technologies offered in part 1.1. Ensure you
explain the cost model used and use examples to illustrate how each vendor compares.
Make sure your comparison actually compares the technologies, just having a table of the
three vendor charging will be given a grade of 0.
3. Security measures used by each vendor to ensure the safety of operations and client
systems/data. Include an explanation of each measure, detailing the reason for that
measure and the area secured. Make sure your comparison actually compares the
measures, just having a table of the three vendor offerings will be given a grade of 0.
4. Compliance programs offered by each vendor that might ensure that cloud-based systems
comply with regulations and laws of a country or industry. Make sure your comparison
actually compares the three vendor compliance programs.
Identify three vendors offering IaaS public cloud computing services that could be used
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Compare three
technologies that
all three vendors
offer
No Data
Collection.
by New Zealand organisations.
Data collection is
evident and no
comparison.
Comparison
poorly explains
the similarities
and differences.
Compare how each
vendor charges for
each of the
technologies
offered above.
Compare security
measures used by
each vendor to
ensure the safety of
operations and
client
systems/data.
Compare
compliance
programs offered
by each vendor that
might ensure that
No Data
Collection.
Data collection is
evident and no
comparison.
Cost models
explained poorly
with poor or no
examples.
No Data
Collection.
Data collection is
evident and no
comparison.
Measures and
reasons for use
explained poorly.
No Data
Collection.
Data collection is
evident and no
comparison.
Compliance
programs
explained poorly.
cloud-based
systems comply
with regulations
and laws of a
country or industry.
Part II10)
1. Examine the following case studies and write 200-300 words for two (2) of them, describing the
advantage that the cloud computing approach offered the company.
1. Spotify on AWS
2. Outsmart on AWS
3. Fairfax Media on AWS
4. EROAD on AWS
5. GeoNet on AWS
6. Waikato Institute of Technology on Azure
7. Kordia Group Limited on Azure
8. MYOB on Azure and here
9. Provoke Solutions Ltd on Azure
10. Zespri International on Azure
11. A case study of your choice from either AWS or Azure or Google cloud services.
Examine two case studies and describe the advantage that the cloud computing approach
offered the company.
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Case Study 1:
No description. Advantage
described poorly.
Case Study 2:
No description. Advantage
described poorly.
Part III10)
1. Provide a solution to the following scenario. Your solution must use AWS.
A New Zealand technology-focused news site (acme tech news) has found that their website is
getting swamped at certain times of the day (typically early morning and around lunch time) and
their leased virtual server is not coping with the demands with users complaining in forums of the
slow performance. Aside from the slowness at certain times, other users from farther afield in the
US and UK/Europe also complain of the general slowness when they use the site.
You need to design a system that will address the user issues. In your design you need to include a
diagram showing the components of your design and their relationships. You also need to explain
in some detail (but not implementation level detail) how your design addresses the issues.
Design a system that will address the case study user issues. In your design you need to
include a diagram showing the components of your design and their relationships. You also
need to explain in some detail (but not implementation level detail) how your design
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addresses the issues.
Diagram showing
components of
the design and
relationships.
No diagram. Diagram shows
components and
relationships
poorly.
Explanation how
design addresses
No explanation. Poor explanation. Satisfactory
the issues.
Submission requirements:
This written assessment should be ~1500 words.
Your assignment will be passed through turnitin for verification of authenticity.
You are expected to reference all your sources and please ensure you use appropriate referencing.
Submit to the provided dropbox.
Part IV ( 10 )
1. Provide a solution to the following scenario. Your solution must use AWS services.
At the beginning of the year, you migrated your company's Dino Store web application to the cloud. For
the last few months you have been logging all your website information such as:
Customer
o Purchases (total value, number of items, etc.)
o Dropped shopping carts (items put into the cart, then deleted)
o Demographics
Website behavioural analytics information (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_analytics)
Look to the available AWS services and provide a sensible solution for analysing your data. You must
provide:
What services you will use.
Why you will use them,
And how they will interact.
NB: You do not need to actually analyse the data!
Services used
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