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Concepts and Models	Value:15%	Due date:02-Apr-2018	Return date:24-Apr-2018	Submission method optionsAlternative submission method	TaskRegional Gardens Ltd is a company that runs a number of related gardening enterprises. It has a large display garden that it opens for public inspection a number of times a year. These enterprises include the Regional Gardens Nursery which sells plants and garden supplies to the public, and Regional Garden Planners which provides garden advice, design and consultancy services.Regional Gardens Ltd has a small data centre at its main site in Bathurst where the company’s servers and data storage is located. The company has the following server infrastructure:	2 x Active Directory domain      controllers on Windows Server 2008 R2, (2 x Xeon 3.6GHZ, 8GB RAM, 140GB      HDD);	3 x SQL Server 2003 database      servers on Windows Server 2003 (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 4GB RAM, 250GB RAID-5      array); 1	1 x Exchange 2007 email      server on Windows Server 2008 R2 (2 x Xeon 3.6GHZ, 8GB RAM, 250GB RAID-1      array);	4 x Windows Server 2003 File      and Print servers (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 4GB RAM, 250GB RAID-1 array);	2 x Red Hat Enterprise 5      Linux servers running Apache and TomCat (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 16GB RAM, 140GB HDD).This infrastructure has not been updated for some time and the Regional Gardens Board is concerned that a full upgrade may now cost them more than it is worth. The Board is now considering moving some, or all, of their current infrastructure into the Cloud. The Board sees this as a strategic move to future-proof the company.Regional Gardens has engaged you as a consultant to advise them on the use of Cloud Computing in their daily operations. They have some 70 garden design, horticultural and support staff that work on different projects for clients in New South Wales. They have been advised that a move to using a Cloud based infrastructure would be an advantage to them.Your task is to:	Prepare a PowerPoint      briefing for the Regional Gardens board. Your briefing should:			Explain the main concepts       of Cloud Computing and why you think that a move to the Cloud could be       good for Regional Gardens;		Explain some of the Cloud       Architectures that you think would be useful for Regional Gardens to use       as part of their Cloud infrastructure. This explanation should also       briefly discuss how the current Regional Gardens infrastructure could be       replicated or replaced in a Cloud deployment.		Each slide in the briefing       must also include speaking notes in the notes section to explain the       slide, and all images used in the briefing should be referenced. (20       marks)		One of Regional Gardens’s      first undertakings is to provide all their staff with the ability to      access office automation, such as email, word processing and spreadsheet      capabilities, as well as online storage for their files, whether they are      in the office, at home, or deployed on a customer’s site in the field. The      Regional Gardens board is very concerned to learn about the critical      issues, other than cost, that may affect the supply of Cloud based office      automation to their staff. You will need to prepare a report on the best      way to provide office automation for Regional Gardens. Your report      should:			Provide Regional Gardens       with TWO different approaches to providing office automation to their       staff;		Outline the major benefits       and issues with each approach;		Provide a summary of your       advice to this company along with your recommendation about which option       to choose. Your report should be no longer than 2 pages. (20 marks)		Regional Gardens has a      single data centre in Bathurst which contains the following      infrastructure:			2 x Active Directory domain       controllers on Windows Server 2008 R2, (2 x Xeon 3.6GHZ, 8GB RAM, 140GB       HDD);		3 x SQL Server 2003       database servers on Windows Server 2003 (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 4GB RAM, 250GB       RAID-5 array);		1 x Exchange 2007 email       server on Windows Server 2008 R2 (2 x Xeon 3.6GHZ, 8GB RAM, 250GB RAID-1       array);		4 x Windows Server 2003       File and Print servers (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 4GB RAM, 250GB RAID-1 array);		2 x Red Hat Enterprise 5       Linux servers running Apache and TomCat (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 16GB RAM, 140GB       HDD).				Regional Gardens is       considering initially moving its Web infrastructure to a public Cloud,       but they are unsure of whether they should migrate to an IaaS or PaaS       solution. You are to write a report for the Regional Gardens board       that:					Describes the difference        between infrastructure provided using an IaaS provider and a platform        provided by a PaaS provider in a public Cloud. You will need to discuss        the critical differences, issues and factors, other than cost, that        Regional Gardens will have to consider in choosing to migrate their        existing Web infrastructure to either an IaaS or a PaaS service        provider. Your report should take no more than two pages. (30 marks)				Regional Gardens is also      considering whether to use PaaS or SaaS to provide services to its      employees. Regional Gardens has deployed Microsoft SharePoint 2010 from      its data centre as a collaboration and document management tool for its 70      staff. The SharePoint 2010 instance has been extensively customised to      suit Regional Gardens needs and also runs Project Central, their Project      Management tool as a separate application from within SharePoint. All      employees have the Microsoft Office 2010 suite of office automation      products installed on their respective desktops or laptops. Regional      Gardens would like to move its SharePoint 2010 instance to the cloud to      make it more accessible, particularly to its users working at customer’s      sites. Regional Gardens want you to report on:			What are the major       differences between the models IaaS, PaaS and SaaS? (5 marks)		Recommend the model that       you consider most appropriate for this service and discuss why this model       is the most appropriate for the SharePoint service. (10 marks)		What are the most likely       problems that Regional Gardens will encounter with the model that you       recommend? How would you advise Regional Gardens to deal with these       issues? (15 marks)		Your report for this       question should be no more than 3 pages.		RationaleThis assessment will cover the following outcomes:	Be able to compare and      evaluate the ability of different Cloud Computing Architectures to meet a      set of given business requirements;	Be able to evaluate a set of      business requirements to determine suitability for a Cloud Computing      delivery model;	Marking criteria	Marking Criteria	Assessment Rubric															Question																			HD																			DI																			CR																			PS																			FL																				1.   Cloud Computing Concepts presentation										Clear,   comprehensive description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and   their uses, critical points identified & discussed,										Detailed   description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, many   critical points identified & discussed,										Good   description cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, some   critical points identified & discussed,										Adequate   description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, some   critical points identified										Incomplete   or inadequate description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and   their uses, few or no critical points identified														2.   Office automation										Clear,   comprehensive description of infrastructure differences, critical points   identified & discussed,										Detailed   description of infrastructure differences, critical points identified & discussed,										Good   description of infrastructure differences, some critical points identified   & discussed,										Adequate   description of infrastructure differences, some critical points identified										Inadequate   or incomplete description of infrastructure differences, none or few critical   points identified														3.   Migration to Public Cloud										Clear   & comprehensive description of advantages and issues with move to   selected model with excellent reasoning										Detailed   description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with good   reasoning										Good   description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with some   reasoning										Adequate   description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with limited   reasoning										Inadequate   or incomplete description of advantages and issues with move to SaaS model   with little or no reasoning														4.   SharePoint Hosting Model										Clear   & comprehensive of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with excellent   reasoning										Detailed   description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with good reasoning										Good   description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with some reasoning										Adequate   description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with limited reasoning										Inadequate   or incomplete description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with little   or no reasoning														APA   referencing										Up to 5 marks may be deducted for not providing   or following the proper APA 6th edition style of referencing.Note that the guide for APA referencing is provided in the Resource Section   of the ITC561 Interact site.														Spelling,   Grammar, Presentation										Up to 5 marks may be deducted for poor   presentation, spelling and grammar							PresentationYour reportMUSTbe presented in MS Word format. Your report should:	Use Calibri, or a similar      font, in 11 or 12 point type.	All diagrams and images are      to be embedded in the document. Diagrams and images that are suppliued      separately will not be marked.	All text should be      left-justified.	Each page must have a header      or footer with your name and student number.	Page numbers must be shown      in the footer of each page, except on the title page.Reports are marked and feedback attached using a MS Word based tool. Reports that are submitted in PDF format will be re-formatted to Word format in order to be marked. Allowances will not be made for any loss of information, diagrams or images as a result of the re-formatting.

Concepts and Models Value: 15% Due date: 02-Apr-2018 Return date: 24-Apr-2018 Submission method options Alternative submission method Task Regional Gardens Ltd is a company that runs a number of...

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Question	HD	DI	CR	PS	FL
1. Cloud Computing Concepts presentation	Clear, comprehensive description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, critical points identified & discussed,	Detailed description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, many critical points identified & discussed,	Good description cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, some critical points identified & discussed,	Adequate description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, some critical points identified	Incomplete or inadequate description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, few or no critical points identified
2. Office automation	Clear, comprehensive description of infrastructure differences, critical points identified & discussed,	Detailed description of infrastructure differences, critical points identified & discussed,	Good description of infrastructure differences, some critical points identified & discussed,	Adequate description of infrastructure differences, some critical points identified	Inadequate or incomplete description of infrastructure differences, none or few critical points identified
3. Migration to Public Cloud	Clear & comprehensive description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with excellent reasoning	Detailed description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with good reasoning	Good description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with some reasoning	Adequate description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with limited reasoning	Inadequate or incomplete description of advantages and issues with move to SaaS model with little or no reasoning
4. SharePoint Hosting Model	Clear & comprehensive of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with excellent reasoning	Detailed description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with good reasoning	Good description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with some reasoning	Adequate description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with limited reasoning	Inadequate or incomplete description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with little or no reasoning
APA referencing	Up to 5 marks may be deducted for not providing or following the proper APA 6th edition style of referencing. Note that the guide for APA referencing is provided in the Resource Section of the ITC561 Interact site.
Spelling, Grammar, Presentation	Up to 5 marks may be deducted for poor presentation, spelling and grammar