Questions: [Q1] [100 points] Which proposal? A group of medicine/biology scientists is discussing their need for more computational power. They need to run large computational tasks to perform experiments about genomics, image processing, data mining, and similar. They are considering three proposals: Buy a large multiprocessor with lots of memory and I/O and run their own computational facility. Rent computational power in a public cloud. Build their own private cloud. This is for a new institute, so they do not have any facilities yet. If you were a cloud consultant, how would you address their proposal, and present your findings and recommend the best choice. Steps: 1. (Evaluation) Evaluate these proposals using the table provided (10 factors). Add short justifications to each item in the table. (Fill out) Table should fit one page at max. (Explain) Write a short explanation for the factor inside each choice's cell. So for example, I will explain what cost is for run own, public cloud, and private cloud. (Quantify) Assign points of one, two or three to each cell. The best choice on your opinion receives the highest points of three, second choice receives two points and the last preferred choice receives one point. 2. (Conclusion) Based on your table, recommend for them the best solution, and briefly justify it. Total points is your key to find the best choice. Factors Cost 1 Run Own Facility Write a short explanation and give a value of 1, 2 or 3. Public Cloud Write a short explanation and give a value of 1, 2 or 3. Build Private Cloud Write a short explanation and give a value of 1, 2 or 3. 2 Availability 3 Security and access control 4 Scalability 5 Portability 6 Performance 7 Backup and Recovery 8 Reliability 9 Space 10 Management Total Points Notes: What do I mean by each factor? 1. Cost (Hardware, software) 2. Availability . (In terms of accessibility) 3. Security and access control . (Who is in charge?) 4. Scalability (To expand or to shrink) 5. Portability (Move from one location to another) 6. Performance (Running experiments, simulations, producing results, etc.) 7. Backup and Recovery (Who is in charge and how?) 8. Reliability (Data Integrity) 9. Space (Buildings, rooms, halls, etc.) 10. Management (Staff and employees) Questions: [Q1] [100 points] Which proposal? A group of medicine/biology scientists is discussing their need for more computational power. They need to run large computational tasks to perform experiments about genomics, image processing, data mining, and similar. They are considering three proposals: Buy a large multiprocessor with lots of memory and I/O and run their own computational facility. Rent computational power in a public cloud. Build their own private cloud. This is for a new institute, so they do not have any facilities yet. If you were a cloud consultant, how would you address their proposal, and present your findings and recommend the best choice. Steps: 1. (Evaluation) Evaluate these proposals using the table provided (10 factors). Add short justifications to each item in the table. (Fill out) Table should fit one page at max. (Explain) Write a short explanation for the factor inside each choice's cell. So for example, I will explain what cost is for run own, public cloud, and private cloud. (Quantify) Assign points of one, two or three to each cell. The best choice on your opinion receives the highest points of three, second choice receives two points and the last preferred choice receives one point. 2. (Conclusion) Based on your table, recommend for them the best solution, and briefly justify it. Total points is your key to find the best choice. Factors Cost 1 Run Own Facility Write a short explanation and give a value of 1, 2 or 3. Public Cloud Write a short explanation and give a value of 1, 2 or 3. Build Private Cloud Write a short explanation and give a value of 1, 2 or 3. 2 Availability 3 Security and access control 4 Scalability 5 Portability 6 Performance 7 Backup and Recovery 8 Reliability 9 Space 10 Management Total Points Notes: What do I mean by each factor? 1. Cost (Hardware, software) 2. Availability . (In terms of accessibility) 3. Security and access control . (Who is in charge?) 4. Scalability (To expand or to shrink) 5. Portability (Move from one location to another) 6. Performance (Running experiments, simulations, producing results, etc.) 7. Backup and Recovery (Who is in charge and how?) 8. Reliability (Data Integrity) 9. Space (Buildings, rooms, halls, etc.) 10. Management (Staff and employees)