Case Study Amazon’s Corporate IT Deploys SharePoint 2010 to the Amazon Web Services Cloud

Case Study: Amazon’s Corporate IT Deploys SharePoint 2010 to the Amazon Web Services Cloud

Read the case titled “Amazon’s Corporate IT Deploys SharePoint 2010 to the Amazon Web Services Cloud” and complete this case study assignment. Note: The article in PDF format can be found in the online course shell.

Write a 3pages paper in which you:

1.      Determine the key business requirements that Amazon’s IT must meet to implement its SharePoint solution.

2.      Determine the nonfunctional requirements that Amazon’s IT must meet to implement its SharePoint solution.

3.      Draw diagrams to show the differences between traditional 3-tiered architecture and cloud architecture for deploying SharePoint applications through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Word or Visio, or an open source alternative such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

4.      Explain the pros and cons of Amazon Web Services Cloud for IT organizations.

5.      Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·         Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

·         Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

·         Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

·         Describe the impact of contemporary computing architecture to the physical architecture design. 

·         Describe how to gather nonfunctional requirements and its importance for overall IT project success.

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in procuring and designing project requirements.

·         Write clearly and concisely about project requirements and design topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.