Unit 28 – L5_Cloud Computing – February 24, 2025 – Anil Pande

UNIT TITLE

Unit 28: Cloud Computing

UNIT CODE

K/618/7442

LEVEL

5

STUDENT NAME

CREDIT VALUE

15

ASSESSMENT

TITLE

Cloud administrator at Cloud Pulse

WORD COUNT

ASSESSOR

Anil Pande

I.V.

ASSIGNMENT

ISSUE DATE

February 24, 2025

^ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION DATE

April 29, 2025

ORIGINAL

SUBMISSION

ASSIGNMENT NO.

1/1

Assignment Criteria

P1 P2

P3 P4

P5 P6

P7 P8

Achieved

Assignment Criteria

Merit Criteria

Distinction Criteria

M1

M2

M3 M4

D1

D2 D3

Achieved

Assignment submission format

Each student must submit their assignment as guided by the assignment brief. The students are guided as to what sort of information is to produce to meet the targeted criteria. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs, and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system.

Learning outcomes covered

● LO1: Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of Cloud Computing and its architectures.

● LO2: Evaluate the deployment models, service models and technological drivers of Cloud Computing and validate their use.

● LO3: Develop Cloud Computing solutions using service provider’s frameworks and open-source tools.

● LO4: Analyse the technical challenges for cloud applications and assess their risks.

Purpose of this assignment

The assignment aims to assess students’ comprehension of fundamental concepts in various aspects of Cloud Computing and their ability to apply this knowledge to develop solutions for technical challenges. Upon completion, students will have gained practical experience in configuring a cloud service from a major provider such as Amazon, Google, Azure, etc. Additionally, they will have implemented a basic cloud platform using open source, the Windows platform, a hosting platform, and appropriate networking software. Alongside technical expertise, the assignment also evaluates students’ skills in communication literacy, critical thinking, analysis, reasoning, and interpretation, which are essential for career advancement and academic competence.

Scenario

ISMT College currently has all of its college services hosted on its on-premises servers. However, the college has decided to migrate its services to the cloud. The college has entered a contract with Cloud Pulse Pvt Ltd., a cloud services company located in Kathmandu, Nepal. As a Cloud Administrator hired by Cloud Pulse Pvt Ltd., your role is to assist in the migration process and ensure a smooth transition of services to the cloud.

As a cloud administrator at Cloud Pulse Pvt Ltd., you are assigned to assist ISMT College in migrating their on-premises servers to the cloud. Your tasks include analyzing the evolution and fundamental concepts of cloud computing, discussing the reasons why organizations should migrate to a cloud computing solution, justifying the tools chosen for realizing a cloud computing solution, and designing an appropriate architectural cloud computing framework for the given scenario.

Once the appropriate cloud computing framework is designed, your next task is to develop cloud computing solutions using service provider frameworks and open source tools. You will configure a cloud computing platform for ISMT College using the cloud service provider’s framework provided by Cloud Pulse Pvt Ltd. During the development process, you need to discuss the issues and constraints that may arise and how to overcome them. Additionally, you will implement a cloud platform using open source tools to enhance the services provided to ISMT College.

As part of your responsibilities, you need to submit a proper report to the CEO of Cloud Pulse Pvt Ltd. The report should document the activities involved in hosting ISMT College website and migrating all of its site data to the AWS Cloud. Specifically, you are required to:

● Build a three-tier AWS/ Azure VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) from scratch. ● Create NAT Gateways to enable outbound internet connectivity for private subnets.

● Create security groups to control inbound and outbound traffic to and from the resources in the VPC.

● Configure the auto-scaling groups for ec2

● Set up an application load balancer to distribute traffic across multiple instances.● Implement an auto scaling group to automatically adjust the number of instances based on demand.

Assignment Task – Part 1

ISMT College, a prestigious educational institution, currently manages its IT infrastructure on local servers. However, recognizing the potential benefits of cloud computing, the college administration has decided to explore the possibility of migrating their IT services to the cloud. They have enlisted your expertise as a cloud consultant to assist in this endeavour. Your task is to prepare a comprehensive report addressing the following key areas:

Essential Task:

● Analyze the evolution and fundamental concepts of cloud computing. ● Design an architectural framework for cloud computing that aligns with the specific requirements of ISMT College.

● Define an appropriate deployment model for ISMT College’s cloud migration. ● Compare different available service models and select an appropriate model for ISMT College and support your selection with relevant real-world examples. For a higher grade

● Discuss the compelling reasons why a company should migrate to a cloud computing solution.

● Demonstrate these deployment models

● Provide justification for the tools chosen to convince concerned people for a cloud computing solution.

Assignment Task – Part 2

You have been assigned the task of preparing a comprehensive technical report outlining the process of developing the following cloud computing solutions:

● Configure a Cloud Computing Platform with AWS / Azure Framework:● Implement a Cloud Computing Platform using Open-Source Tools:

For a higher grade:

● Discuss the potential issues and constraints that may arise during the development process of the cloud computing solutions.

● Critically discuss how the issues and contractions faced during the development process can be overcome.

Assignment Task – Part 3

As a cloud administrator at Cloud Pulse Pvt Ltd., you have been assigned the task of writing an article that addresses various aspects of cloud computing. The article should cover the following areas:

● Analyse the most common problems that arise in a cloud computing platform and discuss appropriate solutions.

● Assess the most common contemporary security issues in the cloud environment and discuss how these issues can be overcome when building a secured cloud computing platform.

● Critically discuss how ISMT College should protect its data when migrating to the cloud solution.

Pass

Merit

Distinction

LO1 Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of Cloud Computing and its architectures

LO1 and LO2

P1 Analyze the evolution and fundamental concepts of Cloud Computing.

P2 Design an appropriate

architectural Cloud Computing framework for a given scenario.

M1 Discuss why an organization should migrate to a Cloud Computing solution.

LO2 Evaluate the deployment models, service models and technological drivers of Cloud Computing and validate their use

P3 Define an appropriate

deployment model for a given scenario.

P4 Compare the service models for choosing an adequate model for a given scenario.

M2 Demonstrate these

deployment models with

D1 Justify the tools

chosen to realize a

Cloud Computing

solution.

LO3 Develop Cloud Computing solutions using service provider’s frameworks and open source tools

LO3

D2 Critically discuss

how one can overcome these issues and

constraints.

P5 Configure a Cloud Computing platform with a cloud service provider’s framework.

P6 Implement a cloud platform using open source tools.

M3 Discuss the issues and constraints one can face during

the development process.

LO4 Analyze the technical challenges for cloud applications and assess their risks

LO4

cloud solution.

D3 Critically discusses

how an organization should protect their data when they migrate to a

P7 Analyze the most common problems which arise in a Cloud Computing platform and discuss appropriate solutions to these problems.

P8 Assess the most common security issues in cloud

environments.

M4 Discuss how to overcome these security issues when

building a secure cloud

platform.

Assignment Prepared BySiddhant Bhattarai

Signature

Date February 14, 2025

Brief Checked By

Dhurba Babu Joshi

Signature

Date February 17, 2025