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Assignment 1 - Concepts and Models
Value: 15%
Due date: 18-Aug-2015
Return date: 08-Sep-2015
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Task
Case study: Innovartus Technologies Inc, the organisation in our case study (Erl, Mahmood, & Puttini, 2013, p. 20).

Answer the following questions:

1. Assuming the new solution to retain PaaS approach and unnecessary to remain with current hosting provider. To enhancing user services such as voice commands, simple gestures with Webcam and touching screen features. Using the Internet to conduct and propose a best cloud provider that could support PaaS and programming languages can support these four features. Your description should take no more than two to 3 pages

Note: Cloud providers not limit to Google, MS Azure, and Amazon AWS and Ruby, Python, Java, and .NET for programming languages.

2. With the business goals and strategy (Erl, Mahmood, & Puttini, 2013, p. 20) are Web-based and mobile applications.
• Should the organisation using PaaS is the best approach delivery model? Explain why or why not.
• Using the Internet to find at least two suitable system or software frameworks that is likely to accommodate the business goals and strategy for the organisation and easier for expansion or scale down when needed.
• Your description should take no more than two to 3 pages
Rationale
This assessment will cover the following objectives:
• 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
Question Marks
Question 1 - Infrastructure 15
Question 2 - Services 15
Total 30
Spelling, grammar & presentation (up to -3 marks)
Referencing (up to -3 marks), in-text references are required for all sources.
Assessment Marking Guide
Question HD DI CR PS FL
Q1 - Infrastructure Clear, comprehensive description of vendor name and its service to support the required features. Detailed description of vendor name and its service to support the required features. Good description of vendor name and its service to support the required features. Adequate description of vendor name and its service to support the required features. Incomplete or inadequate description and/or plagiarised.
Q2 - Services Clear, comprehensive description of service model used and suitable software provided and met business goals discussed. Detailed description of service model used and suitable software provided and met business goals discussed. Good description of service model used and suitable software provided and met business goals discussed. Adequate description of service model used and suitable software provided and met business goals discussed. Incomplete or inadequate description and/or plagiarised.
Spelling, Grammar, Presentation Up to 3 marks may be deducted for poor presentation, spelling and grammar
APA referencing Up to 3 marks may be deducted for not providing or following the proper APA style of referencing or in-text references.
Note that the guide for APA referencing is provided in the Resource Section of the ITC561 Interact site.