Khumalo Solutions is a medium$-$sized technology company that specializes in software development and IT

services. They have decided to transition their on$-$premises infrastructure to a cloud$-$based environment to

improve scalability, agility, and cost$-$effectiveness. The company aims to migrate its diverse applications,

databases, and infrastructure from on$-$premises data centers to a cloud$-$based environment. Current

Infrastructure it has Applications: Khumalo Solutions utilizes a mix of legacy monolithic applications and modern

microservices$-$based applications to accomplish their day$-$to$-$day business. Data Storage: The company manages

large volumes of sensitive data, including customer information, financial transactions, research data and

customers sensitive data software on their on$-$premises service. Security Measures: Khumalo Solutions currently

employs traditional on$-$premises security measures, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and regular

security audits. Moving to cloud solutions the company is committed to ensure the security and compliance of its

data, especially considering the regulatory requirements of their current customers.

a$.$ Discuss the expected benefits, challenges, and considerations associated with the proposed

migration. $(10)$

b$.$ As a cloud engineer what steps would you take to ensure that the services are running

smoothly and efficiently? Please provide a detailed explanation of your approach. $(10)$

c$.$ Explain the importance of Khumalo solutions to use virtualization in their cloud solution and

how it contributes to resource optimization. $(10)$