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Case Study 2: ING Life Due Week 6 and worth 80 points

Read the case study titled “ING Life” found at the end of Chapter 7.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Assess the probable difficulties and risks associated with using a public infrastructure such as the Internet as part of a business solution.

2. Analyze ING’s solution for providing security to determine if the solution is adequate or inadequate. Provide a rationale for your answer.

3. Critique the extranet solution and recommend one (1) change to the solution to provide better connectivity to brokers.

4. Use at least two (2) 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; 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 page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Compare and contrast among local area and wide area network technologies and architectures.

· Compare and contrast among data communication technologies that include transmission media, data link control protocols, and multiplexing.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in communication networks.

· Write clearly and concisely about communication networks using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Points: 80	Case Study 2: ING Life
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Assess the probable difficulties and risks associated with using a public infrastructure such as the Internet as part of a business solution. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletelyassessed the probable difficulties and risks associated with using a public infrastructure such as the Internet as part of a business solution.	Partiallyassessed the probable difficulties and risks associated with using a public infrastructure such as the Internet as part of a business solution.	Satisfactorilyassessed the probable difficulties and risks associated with using a public infrastructure such as the Internet as part of a business solution.	Thoroughlyassessed the probable difficulties and risks associated with using a public infrastructure such as the Internet as part of a business solution.
2. Analyze INGâ€™s solution for providing security to determine if the solution is adequate or inadequate. Provide a rationale for your answer. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletelyanalyzed INGâ€™s solution for providing security to determine if the solution is adequate or inadequate and did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your answer.	Partiallyanalyzed INGâ€™s solution for providing security to determine if the solution is adequate or inadequate and partially provided a rationale for your answer.	Satisfactorilyanalyzed INGâ€™s solution for providing security to determine if the solution is adequate or inadequate and satisfactorily provided a rationale for your answer.	Thoroughlyanalyzed INGâ€™s solution for providing security to determine if the solution is adequate or inadequate and thoroughly provided a rationale for your answer.
3. Critique the extranet solution and recommend one (1) change to the solution to provide better connectivity to brokers. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletelycritiqued the extranet solution and did not submit or incompletely recommended one (1) change to the solution to provide better connectivity to brokers.	Partiallycritiqued the extranet solution and partially recommended one (1) change to the solution to provide better connectivity to brokers.	Satisfactorilycritiqued the extranet solution and satisfactorily recommended one (1) change to the solution to provide better connectivity to brokers.	Thoroughlycritiqued the extranet solution and thoroughly recommended one (1) change to the solution to provide better connectivity to brokers.
4. 2 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

Case Study 3: Carlson Companies Due Week 7 and worth 80 points

Read the case study titled “Carlson Companies” found at the end of Chapter 10.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Assess how the Carlson SAN approach would be implemented in today’s environment.

2. Compare the pros and cons of consolidating data on a SAN central data facility versus the dispersed arrangement it replaces.

3. Evaluate the issues raised from the Carlson SAN mixing equipment from a number of vendors and determine the management options for dealing with this type of situation.

4. Justify the reduction of administration and management of storage networking through Carlson's IP SAN.

5. Assess how cloud computing could be used by Carlson instead of a SAN. Create a diagram using Visio or its open source alternative software to illustrate the use of cloud computing. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

6. 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:

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Compare and contrast among local area and wide area network technologies and architectures.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in communication networks.

· Write clearly and concisely about communication networks using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Points: 80	Case Study 3: Carlson Companies
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Assess how the Carlson SAN approach would be implemented in todayâ€™s environment. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelyassessed how the Carlson SAN approach would be implemented in todayâ€™s environment.	Partiallyassessed how the Carlson SAN approach would be implemented in todayâ€™s environment.	Satisfactorilyassessed how the Carlson SAN approach would be implemented in todayâ€™s environment.	Thoroughlyassessed how the Carlson SAN approach would be implemented in todayâ€™s environment.
2. Compare the pros and cons of consolidating data on a SAN central data facility versus the dispersed arrangement it replaces. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelycompared the pros and cons of consolidating data on a SAN central data facility versus the dispersed arrangement it replaces.	Partiallycompared the pros and cons of consolidating data on a SAN central data facility versus the dispersed arrangement it replaces.	Satisfactorilycompared the pros and cons of consolidating data on a SAN central data facility versus the dispersed arrangement it replaces.	Thoroughlycompared the pros and cons of consolidating data on a SAN central data facility versus the dispersed arrangement it replaces.
3. Evaluate the issues raised from the Carlson SAN mixing equipment from a number of vendors and determine the management options for dealing with this type of situation. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelyevaluated the issues raised from the Carlson SAN mixing equipment from a number of vendors and did not submit or incompletely determined the management options for dealing with this type of situation.	Partiallyevaluated the issues raised from the Carlson SAN mixing equipment from a number of vendors and partially determined the management options for dealing with this type of situation.	Satisfactorilyevaluated the issues raised from the Carlson SAN mixing equipment from a number of vendors and satisfactorily determined the management options for dealing with this type of situation.	Thoroughlyevaluated the issues raised from the Carlson SAN mixing equipment from a number of vendors and thoroughly determined the management options for dealing with this type of situation.
4. Justify the reduction of administration and management of storage networking through Carlsonâ€™ s IP SAN. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelyjustified the reduction of administration and management of storage networking through Carlsonâ€™ s IP SAN.	Partially justified the reduction of administration and management of storage networking through Carlsonâ€™s IP SAN.	Satisfactorily justified the reduction of administration and management of storage networking through Carlsonâ€™s IP SAN.	Thoroughlyjustified the reduction of administration and management of storage networking through Carlsonâ€™s IP SAN.
5. Assess how cloud computing could be used by Carlson instead of a SAN. Create a diagram using Visio or its open source alternative software to illustrate the use of cloud computing. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletelyassessed how cloud computing could be used by Carlson instead of a SAN and did not submit or incompletely created a diagram using Visio or its open source alternative software to illustrate the use of cloud computing.	Partially assessed how cloud computing could be used by Carlson instead of a SAN and partially created a diagram using Visio or its open source alternative software to illustrate the use of cloud computing.	Satisfactorily assessed how cloud computing could be used by Carlson instead of a SAN and satisfactorily created a diagram using Visio or its open source alternative software to illustrate the use of cloud computing.	Thoroughlyassessed how cloud computing could be used by Carlson instead of a SAN and thoroughly created a diagram using Visio or its open source alternative software to illustrate the use of cloud computing.
6. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

Assignment 4: Services in Your Area Due Week 8 and worth 80 points

Research DSL and cable modem services available closest to your community. You may use neighboring communities or regions if your community does not have access to DSL or cable modem services. Researched material must be focused on the technical aspects of DSL and cable modem services. Marketed documents, white papers, or other advertisements may not be used for the completion of this assignment.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Identify the DSL and cable modem services referenced in this assignment and the region(s) in which they operate.

· Create a diagram of the DSL and Cable Modem connections to your ISP, cable organization, and telecom to your home router using Visio or its open source alternative software. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

3. Compare and evaluate the speeds of DSL and cable modem that you researched.

4. Compare and evaluate the cost of DSL and cable modem that you researched.

5. Compare and evaluate the reliability of DSL and cable modem that you researched.

6. Recommend DSL or cable modem based on the previous comparison and evaluation of services available closest to your region. Explain your recommendation.

7. 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:

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Compare and contrast among local area and wide area network technologies and architectures.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in communication networks.

· Write clearly and concisely about communication networks using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Points: 80	Assignment 4: Services in Your Area
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Identify the DSL and cable modem services referenced in this assignment and the region(s) in which they operate. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely identified the DSL and cable modem services referenced in this assignment and the region(s) in which they operate.	Partially identified the DSL and cable modem services referenced in this assignment and the region(s) in which they operate.	Satisfactorily identified the DSL and cable modem services referenced in this assignment and the region(s) in which they operate.	Thoroughly identified the DSL and cable modem services referenced in this assignment and the region(s) in which they operate.
2. Create a diagram of the DSL and cable modem connections to your ISP, cable organization, and telecom to your home router using Visio or its open source alternative software. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely created a diagram of the DSL and cable modem connections to your ISP, cable organization, and telecom to your home router using Visio or its open source alternative software.	Partially created a diagram of the DSL and cable modem connections to your ISP, cable organization, and telecom to your home router using Visio or its open source alternative software.	Satisfactorily created a diagram of the DSL and cable modem connections to your ISP, cable organization, and telecom to your home router using Visio or its open source alternative software.	Thoroughly created a diagram of the DSL and cable modem connections to your ISP, cable organization, and telecom to your home router using Visio or its open source alternative software.
3. Compare and evaluate the speeds of DSL and cable modem that you researched. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelycompared and evaluated the speeds of DSL and cable modem that you researched.	Partiallycompared and evaluated the speeds of DSL and cable modem that you researched.	Satisfactorilycompared and evaluated the speeds of DSL and cable modem that you researched.	Thoroughlycompared and evaluated the speeds of DSL and cable modem that you researched.
4. Compare and evaluate the cost of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletelycompared and evaluated the cost of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region.	Partiallycompared and evaluated the cost of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region.	Satisfactorilycompared and evaluated the cost of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region.	Thoroughlycompared and evaluated the cost of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region.
5. Compare and evaluate the reliability of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely compared and evaluated the reliability of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region.	Partially compared and evaluated the reliability of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region.	Satisfactorily compared and evaluated the reliability of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region.	Thoroughly compared and evaluated the reliability of DSL and cable modem that are available closest to your region.
6. Recommend DSL or cable modem based on the previous comparison and evaluation of services available closest to your region. Explain your recommendation. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely recommended DSL or cable modem based on the previous comparison and evaluation of services available closest to your region. Did not submit or incompletely explained your recommendation.	Partially recommended DSL or cable modem based on the previous comparison and evaluation of services available closest to your region. Partially explained your recommendation.	Satisfactorily recommended DSL or cable modem based on the previous comparison and evaluation of services available closest to your region. Satisfactorily explained your recommendation.	Thoroughly recommended DSL or cable modem based on the previous comparison and evaluation of services available closest to your region. Thoroughly explained your recommendation.
7. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present