1. For your chosen business (the business of your client) will your prior decisions about the cloud presence require any additional internet connectivity, or is the standard path your client already had to the internet sufficient for this data analytics project?
2. Do you need super high-speed to your CSP for large data upload/download? Will this require a leased line to your CSP?
3. What networking products will be provided by your CSP?
4. If the finished product is just a report then perhaps minimal network connectivity is required. If the finished product is a stream of data then perhaps more is required. If the finished product is a real-time stream of data then more is required.
5. Will your network scheme require a DMZ to be set up? What will that look like? Does this involve a screened subnet?
6. Need to design a logical network diagram showing the before/after network at your client's location. The "before" condition is your client's network configuration at the start of this project. The "after" condition shows whatever additional connectivity is required.
7. How important is the network availability to this new data analytics scheme? If the end product is just a series of weekly reports then perhaps the availability of network connectivity is less. If the end product involves real-time connectivity to a remote database then perhaps a more extensive network upgrade is required.