Overview
Imagine that you are a technical business analyst for an
organization. Leadership within that organization is anticipating that
they will soon need to move the on-premise systems to a cloud-based
system. Before they do so, they want to fully understand what will go
into a comparison between on-premise solutions and the same solution
hosted in the cloud. They are also unaware of the specific business
requirements that would influence a decision like moving to a
cloud-based system. Therefore, you are asked to begin researching the
information associated with a cost analysis.
However, you will not be performing all of the tasks typically
associated with a cost analysis in the field. You will analyze what will
need to be considered for a cost analysis of cloud vs. on-premise
solutions. Your information will determine when, where, and how the
organization should go about this technological change. Although you are
not yet given the task of actually conducting the cost analysis, you
need to emphasize to leadership all of the components of this change
that will need to be considered.
Prompt
Create a document, table, or visual to prepare for a cost analysis of
a cloud-based solution compared to an on-premise solution based on the
following business requirements:
Support for proxy authentication
Role-based management
Encryption on storage and transmission
In your work, you will have to address what will need to be
considered for both a cloud-based solution and an on-premise solution.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be met:
Personnel
Who will you need to hire for each solution?
What kind of staff is needed for each solution?
Hardware and Software
What hardware and software will you need for each solution?
Utilities
What are the utility concerns, such as electricity and cooling, for each solution?
Security
What are the security concerns for each solution, and how is information secured on each solution?
Potential Costs
What are the potential costs for each solution, based upon these components?
You are encouraged to use the AWS Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculators
to get estimates of the costs, but you are not limited to this tool.
You may use other resources or tools to estimate the costs. Keep in mind
that this is only an estimate, but you should be calculating based on
what you indicated as answers in the previous questions.
https://calculator.aws/#/
What to Submit
Submit your 1- to 2-page document or visual via a .doc or .pdf file format.
Module One Activity Rubric
Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Personnel Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Compares who may need to be hired and their roles for a cloud-bases versus an on-premise solution Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may
include the basic personnel that would need to be hired or trained for
one solution, but not the other Does not attempt criterion 20
Hardware and Software Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Compares the hardware and software needs for a cloud-based versus an on-premise solution Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may
include the hardware and software needs for either an on-premise or
cloud solution, but not the other Does not attempt criterion 20
Utilities Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Compares what utility costs will need to be considered for each solution Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may
include electricity but not potential cooling costs Does not attempt criterion 10
Security Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Analyzes the information security concerns for each solution Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include covering data encryption Does not attempt criterion 20
Potential Costs Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Compares potential costs for a cloud-based solution compared to an on-premise solution Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include gaps in reasoning for prices Does not attempt criterion 20
Articulation of Response Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Clearly conveys meaning with correct
grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an
understanding of audience and purpose Shows progress toward
proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and
spelling, negatively impacting readability Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas 10
Total: 100%
