1. Alice is the CEO for a software company; she is considering migrating the operation from the current traditional on-premises environment into the cloud.
    
2. 1. As we know there are three major cloud service models, namely PaaS, IaaS and SaaS. Consider all the three service model and explain which cloud service model should she most likely consider for her company’s purposes? And why? Also provide the reasoning of what is the drawback of the other two service models compared to the one that she has chosen.
   2. What is probably the biggest factor in her decision from these four options: Network scalability, off-site backup capability, global accessibility, and reduced overall cost due to outsourcing administration. Give proper justification of your choice.

 

2. Consider these four situations: IaaS, PaaS, on-premises enterprises, SaaS. Among these four, in which the data owner has to be administer the OS? In the other three situations who will administer the OS?
    
3. Consider the following two scenarios A & B for the following four services and deployment models and chose the proper one. Explain your answer with proper reasoning.
   1. Platform as a service (PaaS), community
   2. Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), hybrid
   3. Software as a service (SaaS), public
   4. Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), private

 

1. If an organization wants to retain the most control of their assets in the cloud, which service and deployment model combination should they choose from the above four? Explain your answer with proper reasoning.

 

2. If an organization wants to realize the most cost savings by reducing administrative overhead, which service and deployment model combination should they choose from the above four? Explain your answer with proper reasoning.