cloud computing (week5)

  Submit a Word document that addresses each of the following: 

• Chapter 10
  • Define and describe business continuity.
  • Define and describe disaster recovery.
  • Discuss pros and cons of cloud-based backup operations.
  • Discuss threats to an IT data center infrastructure and provide cloud-based solutions to mitigate the risks.
  • Create a DRP for a company with which you are familiar.
• Chapter 11
  • Define software architecture.
  • Define and describe SOA.
  • Compare and contrast a web page and a web service.
  • Search the Web for companies that offer web services and then describe three to five web services that programmers might integrate into the applications they create.
  • Discuss what it means for a web service to be interoperable.
• Chapter 12
  • Discuss key items that should be included in an SLA.
  • Define predictive analytics and discuss how an IT manager might use such analytics.
  • Discuss how an IT manager might use load testing on a site.
  • Define and discuss vendor lock-in and identify steps a company should take to mitigate this risk.
  • With respect to cloud-based solutions, list and discuss 5 to 10 operations or tasks an IT manager should oversee.
• Chapter 13
  • List and describe common system requirements one should consider before moving an application to the cloud.
  • Discuss why a company should consider using a consultant to oversee a cloud migration and list specific skills you would expect the consultant to have.
  • List and discuss resource utilization characteristics one should monitor for an application prior to moving the application to the cloud.
  • List possible training requirements for an SaaS solution integration, a PaaS application migration, and an IaaS application migration.
  • List and describe budget considerations one should evaluate before moving an application to the cloud.
  • List and describe IT governance considerations one should evaluate before moving an application to the cloud.
  • Define and describe cloud bursting.
•  responses should be submitted as a Word document and the paper should adhere to APA format and style.