Assignment 4: Virtualization and the Cloud Computing World
Due Week 9 and worth 200 points
The popularity and rapid adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) by a number of organizations has impacted internal IT / IS departments. These services provide a virtualization infrastructure that covers data storage, networking, desktop computing, mobile computing, and so on.
Write a two to three page paper in which you:
- Describe at least three items that an organizations IT / IS department should consider when an organizations strategy calls for the use of SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS.
- Evaluate the ways that SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are used to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increase Return on Investment (ROI).
- Examine the impact to the IT support personnel when an organization embarks on the strategy stated in Question 1.
- Analyze three considerations that the organizations management should be aware of.
- Examine three security issues that could arise from this type of an infrastructure.
- Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Describe the process of administering enterprise systems, including the use of virtualization and monitoring, and power and cooling issues.
- Evaluate the total cost of ownership and return on investment for enterprise architecture alternatives.
- Evaluate the use of technology and information resources to research issues in Cloud and strategic networks.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in enterprise architecture.
- Write clearly and concisely about enterprise architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
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Points: 200 |
Assignment 4: Virtualization and the Cloud Computing World |
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Criteria |
Unacceptable Below 60% F |
Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D |
Fair 70-79% C |
Proficient 80-89% B |
Exemplary 90-100% A |
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1. Describe at least three items that an organizations IT / IS department should consider when an organizations strategy calls for the use of SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS. Weight: 10% |
Did not submit or incompletely described at least three items that an organizations IT / IS department should consider when an organizations strategy calls for the use of SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS. |
Insufficiently described at least three items that an organizations IT / IS department should consider when an organizations strategy calls for the use of SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS. |
Partially described at least three items that an organizations IT / IS department should consider when an organizations strategy calls for the use of SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS. |
Satisfactorily described at least three items that an organizations IT / IS department should consider when an organizations strategy calls for the use of SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS. |
Thoroughly described at least three items that an organizations IT / IS department should consider when an organizations strategy calls for the use of SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS. |
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2. Evaluate the ways that SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are used to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increase Return on Investment (ROI). |
Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the ways that SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are used to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increase Return on Investment (ROI). |
Insufficiently evaluated the ways that SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are used to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increase Return on Investment (ROI). |
Partially evaluated the ways that SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are used to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increase Return on Investment (ROI). |
Satisfactorily evaluated the ways that SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are used to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increase Return on Investment (ROI). |
Thoroughly evaluated the ways that SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are used to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increase Return on Investment (ROI). |
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3. Examine the impact to the IT support personnel when an organization embarks on the strategy stated in Question 1. Weight: 10% |
Did not submit or incompletely examined the impact to the IT support personnel when an organization embarks on the strategy stated in Question 1. |
Insufficiently examined the impact to the IT support personnel when an organization embarks on the strategy stated in Question 1. |
Partially examined the impact to the IT support personnel when an organization embarks on the strategy stated in Question 1. |
Satisfactorily examined the impact to the IT support personnel when an organization embarks on the strategy stated in Question 1. |
Thoroughly examined the impact to the IT support personnel when an organization embarks on the strategy stated in Question 1. |
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4. Analyze three considerations that the organizations management should be aware of. Weight: 30% |
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed three considerations that the organizations management should be aware of. |
Insufficiently analyzed three considerations that the organizations management should be aware of. |
Partially analyzed three considerations that the organizations management should be aware of. |
Satisfactorily analyzed three considerations that the organizations management should be aware of. |
Thoroughly analyzed three considerations that the organizations management should be aware of. |
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5. Examine three security issues that could arise from this type of an infrastructure. Weight: 15% |
Did not submit or incompletely examined three security issues that could arise from this type of an infrastructure. |
Insufficiently examined three security issues that could arise from this type of an infrastructure. |
Partially examined three security issues that could arise from this type of an infrastructure. |
Satisfactorily examined three security issues that could arise from this type of an infrastructure. |
Thoroughly examined three security issues that could arise from this type of an infrastructure. |
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6. 3 references Weight: 5% |
No references provided |
Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. |
Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. |
Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
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7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10% |
More than 8 errors present |
7-8 errors present |
5-6 errors present |
3-4 errors present |
0-2 errors present |
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