Use performance and cost metrics, as well as pricing models, to make decisions related to cloud adoption and management

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This competency assessment assesses the following Outcome(s):

IT222M5-5: Use performance and cost metrics, as well as pricing models, to make decisions related to cloud adoption and management.

GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.

PC-3.1: Conduct oneself to reflect the professional characteristics and culture of a given work setting.

Part I: Hashing and Mapping

Step A: Labs

Complete the uCertify labs listed below from Lesson 7. You will find the links in this assessment area.

  • 7.2.2 Encrypting and Decrypting a File Using AES Crypt
  • 7.2.3 Performing the Intense Scan in Zenmap
  • 7.2.4 Observing the SHA-Generated Hash
  • 7.2.5 Using the MD5 Hash Algorithm
  • 7.2.6 Scanning a Network Using Nmap

Please follow the lab links in this section (click the next arrow) for your uCertify labs to be graded automatically and reported to your instructor.

Step B: Practice Test

In the uCertify course, you will take one of the 75-question multiple-choice practice tests (Practice Test A or Practice Test B). You can take the practice test as many times as you want in the given time allotment. The practice test is a valuable resource if you are considering completing the real certification exam.

Links to both CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ Practice Tests are located in this Competency Assessment area.

Take a screenshot of your practice test results and paste it into a Word document. Please review the assignment grading rubric for more information on the point breakdown for this assignment.

Step C: Written Analysis

Imagine that you manage an on-premises e-commerce site for a small local jewelry store that sells rings, watches, necklaces, and bracelets. The owner is trying to decide whether to move to the cloud. Review Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Based on each cloud provider’s service level agreements (SLAs), performance criteria, and pricing models, determine which cloud provider best meets your business needs.

Your boss wants you to create a report explaining your decision on the cloud provider. The report will be used to convince the owner of the jewelry store to move to the cloud.

Based on your research, write an informative and persuasive report. Your report should be at least two pages long (not including the title and reference pages, graphics, and visuals). Cite your sources using the most recent version of APA style formatting.

Part II: Case Study: Integrating an On-Site Business to the Cloud Using a Cost-Effective Approach

Consider the following scenario:

Laura Esther, CEO of the small startup company EvolveWithVigor, LLC, completed her research to transition her on-site, Little Rock, Arkansas-based small health supplements company to cloud adoption. After ample research and professional advice, Laura has decided to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the company’s cloud service provider.

She is personally inclined to a particular platform (public, private, hybrid, or community), but she is still undecided and is asking for your help. She has hired you as her cloud architect (CA) consultant to fine-tune important tasks essential for her business to start off right, which will help minimize costly mistakes. In terms of cloud adoption, the main areas of interest Laura is requesting advice for include the following:

  • Type of service (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, XaaS)
  • Platform (listed above)
  • Storage
  • Location
  • Data backup
  • Security
  • Privacy of company information

She also wants you to evaluate and propose the most cost-effective short-term and long-term data storage arrangement.

Additionally, she wants you to know that she is currently envisioning new products and services, including online ordering, order history, billing, and payment options.

Lastly, the welfare of the employees is very important to her. Laura is most concerned with the perceived impact of cloud adoption on her company’s employees.

Throughout this course, you should have learned about some of the intricacies of cloud computing, for example, the various platforms and services. The learning activities, videos, assignments, discussions, Seminars, and reading materials should have helped form your knowledge and understanding of this technology. Use this knowledge as you consider Laura’s situation.

First, consider the following facts about Laura’s human resources pool.

The pool of employees includes:

  • A data entry assistant, purchasing manager, sales manager, web designer, product developer, accountant, and marketing specialist.
  • With the exception of the employees listed below, all other employees have been working on Laura’s on-site organization for the last 5 years.
  • The sales manager was recently hired from a large retail organization.
  • The product developer recently transitioned from an established national health supplements organization.
  • The web designer is Laura’s daughter, who just completed her web design degree from a local community college.

Laura understands that the ideal situation is one in which everyone in the organization knows everything about the project. That means that everyone on the team knows up-to-date information about the adoption status, priorities, risks, constraints, and policies. However, she also understands that it takes time, effort, training, and policies to reach those levels of team collaboration proficiencies.

Having many job skills, work habits, and personal traits can be challenging. She would like you to also include recommendations on how to best attain good team relationships in your proposal. Attaining those levels will help build trust and loyalty among all team members and will foster a family-like atmosphere.

In summary, your job for this assignment, as the CA of EvolveWithVigor, LLC, is to write a business proposal for Laura about each of the following:

  1. Cloud service
  2. Cloud platform
  3. Short- and long-term storage strategies
  4. Location for the data center
  5. Backup strategy
  6. Security and privacy policies
  7. Access policies
  8. Employee cloud computing training
  9. Employee cohesiveness training

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Explanation & Answer

Attached.

Evaluating Cloud Providers for the Jewelry Store’s ECommerce Platform
As the manager of an online retailer's e-commerce website, ensuring perfect customer
experiences, security, and scalability are crucial to our business. A shift from an onpremises deployment to the cloud offers immense advantages in cost, greater reliability,
and performance. In this report, I evaluates three major cloud providers majorly Amazon Web
Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) based on their servicelevel agreements (SLAs), performance criteria, and pricing models. Based on the analysis, I
recommend the provider best suited to meet our business needs.

Service-Level Agreements (SLAs)
SLAs define the availability and reliability guarantees that cloud providers offer, ensuring
minimal downtime.
i.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS guarantees 99.99% availability for its services, meaning less than 52.56 minutes of
downtime per year. It includes strong financial penalties for failure to meet this standard.
AWS also supports multi-region redundancy and disaster recovery to ensure
uninterrupted operations (Mufti et al., 2020).

ii.

Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure offers an SLA of 99.99% for most services, aligning closely with AWS.
Azure is particularly beneficial for hybrid cloud setups, enabling businesses to gradually
transition workloads to the cloud while maintaining some on-premises systems.

iii.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Mufti et al., 2020).
GCP also guarantees a 99.99% SLA for its key services. It emphasizes high-performance
global networking, making it an excellent option for fast and consistent e-commerce
experiences.

Performance Criteria
The performance of a cloud provider determines how well it can handle traffic surges, secure
transactions, and fast load times.

i.

AWS is known for its vast global infrastructure with 100+ availability zones worldwide.
Its auto-scaling feature dynamically adjusts resources based on demand, ensuring fast
response times even during peak shopping seasons.

ii.

Azure provides seamless integration with Microsoft products, such as Windows Server
and Active Directory, which may benefit businesses already using these technologies. It
also features Content Delivery Network (CDN) services to optimize website per...

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