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CMIT 326 Project 2 In this course, you will assume the role of an IT team member for a fictitious company, Don & Associates

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CMIT 326 Project 2

In this course, you will assume the role of an IT team member for a fictitious company, Don & Associates. This will help you learn about an IT professional's role and how to develop solutions on the job.

Don & Associates is a financial consulting company that provide services to small- and medium-sized companies. The company operates networks and servers, as well as other physical technological infrastructure.

Don & Associates is looking to expand its services and locations, but the owner of the company is worried about the cost of acquiring additional equipment and is also concerned about maintenance and space. The owner is looking for an innovative solution that will reduce the operational cost of expansion.

Assignment 2: Cloud Vendor Presentation—In this assignment, you will develop a detailed comparative analysis of the cloud vendors and the services on the market. You will present your findings in a narrated PowerPoint presentation that will be presented to the owner of the company.

In this project, you will develop a detailed comparative analysis of cloud vendors and their services. A comparative analysis provides an item-by-item comparison of two or more alternatives, processes, products, or systems. In this case, you will compare the pros/cons of the cloud service providers in terms of security, ease of use, service models, services/tools they provide, pricing, technical support, cloud service providers' infrastructure, and architecture model. You will present your findings to the owner of the company in a narrated PowerPoint presentation with 10 to 20 slides. Use the Cloud Presentation Template. This resource can help you prepare and record your presentation: Presentation Resources. Presentation Guidelines Your presentation should be comprised of the following: One to two slides on the company profile. One to two slides on what the company is struggling with. One to two slides on current infrastructure. Three to six slides on the top three cloud services providers. Include their service models (i.e., SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), services/tools/solutions (i.e., compute, storage, database, developer tools, analytics tools, networking and content delivery, customer engagement), pricing, accessibility, technical support for companies, global infrastructure. One to two slides on a recommended cloud service provider based on the comparative analysis and the cloud vendor's abilities to meet the service needs of the company. One slide on the conclusion. All slides must be narrated by you, the student. How Will My Work Be Evaluated? As a professional, you will likely make presentations to customers, client audiences, and management. By summarizing your results and recommendations in an effective presentation, you are demonstrating how you use your technical knowledge to convey your ideas to others in a professional setting. Your ability to express recommendations to decision makers with the right mix of technical detail in an accepted format is an important workplace and career skill. The following evaluation criteria aligned to the competencies will be used to grade your assignment: 1.1.1: Articulate the main idea and purpose of a communication. 1.1.2: Support the main idea and purpose of a communication. 2.1.1: Identify the issue or problem under consideration. 2.2.2: Evaluate sources of information on a topic for relevance and credibility. 2.3.1: State conclusions or solutions clearly and precisely. 10.1.1: Identify the problem to be solved. 10.1.2: Gather project requirements to meet stakeholder needs. 10.1.3: Define the specifications of required technologies. 13.1.1: Create documentation appropriate to the stakeholder. 13.2.1: Evaluate vendor recommendations in the context of organization requirements. When you are finished, click “add a file” to upload your work, then click the Submit button.

Rubric Name: Project 2: Cloud Vendor Presentation

This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.Criteria

Exceeds Performance Requirements

Meets Performance Requirements

Approaches Performance Requirements

Does Not Meet Performance Requirements

Criterion Score

1.1.1: Articulate the main idea and purpose of a communication.

6 points

Articulates fully and clearly the main idea and purpose of the communication.

5.1 points

Articulates the main idea and purpose of a communication.

4.5 points

Attempts to articulate the main idea and or purpose of the communication, but one or both is not clear.

0 points

Does not attempt to articulate the main idea and purpose of communication.

/ 6

1.1.2: Support the main idea and purpose of a communication.

6 points

Supports fully and appropriately the main idea and purpose of communication.

5.1 points

Supports the main idea and purpose of communication.

4.5 points

Attempts to support the main idea and/or purpose of the communication, but the support is lacking in some areas.

0 points

Does not support the main idea or purpose of communication.

/ 6

2.1.1: Identify the issue or problem under consideration.

6 points

Identifies the issue or problem under consideration in a clear and thorough manner.

5.1 points

Identifies the issue or problem under consideration.

4.5 points

Attempts to Identify the issue or problem under consideration, but there is a lack of clarity or thoroughness.

0 points

Does not identify the issue or problem under consideration.

/ 6

2.2.2: Evaluate sources of information on a topic for relevance and credibility.

6 points

Evaluates sources of information thoroughly and appropriately on a topic for relevance and credibility.

5.1 points

Evaluates sources of information on a topic for relevance and credibility.

4.5 points

Attempts to evaluate sources of information on a topic for relevance and credibility, but there are gaps in the evaluation.

0 points

Does not evaluate sources of information on a topic for relevance and credibility.

/ 6

2.3.1: State conclusions or solutions clearly and precisely.

6 points

States well-conceived conclusions or solutions clearly and precisely.

5.1 points

States conclusions or solutions clearly and precisely.

4.5 points

Attempts to state conclusions or solutions, but they are not clear or precise.

0 points

Does not state conclusions or solutions.

/ 6

10.1.1: Identify the problem to be solved.

14 points

Presents a relevant IT problem clearly and specifically.

11.9 points

Presents an IT problem that requires a solution.

10.5 points

Identifies an IT problem but may lack clarity and/or specificity regarding the need to be addressed.

0 points

Does not identify an IT problem to be solved.

/ 14

10.1.2: Gather project requirements to meet stakeholder needs.

14 points

Identifies IT project requirements in a thorough and clear manner to meet all stated stakeholder needs.

11.9 points

Identifies IT project requirements to meet stated stakeholder needs.

10.5 points

Attempts to identify project requirements to meet stakeholder needs, but there are gaps and/or lack of clarity.

0 points

Does not identify IT project requirements to meet stated stakeholder needs.

/ 14

10.1.3: Define the specifications of required technologies.

14 points

Defines thoroughly and clearly the specifications of required technologies.

11.9 points

Defines the specifications of required technologies.

10.5 points

Attempts to define the specifications of required technologies, but there are gaps and/or lack of clarity.

0 points

Does not define the specifications of required technologies.

/ 14

13.1.1: Create documentation appropriate to the stakeholder.

14 points

Creates thorough and accurate IT documentation that exceeds requirements.

11.9 points

Creates IT documentation that meets requirements.

10.5 points

Creates IT documentation that lacks detail and/or does not fully meet requirements.

0 points

Does not create appropriate IT documentation.

/ 14

13.2.1: Evaluate vendor recommendations in the context of organization requirements.

14 points

Evaluate and provides detailed justification for vendor recommendations in the context of organization requirements.

11.9 points

Evaluates vendor recommendations in the context of organization requirements.

10.5 points

Attempts to evaluate vendor recommendations in the context of organization requirements, but some recommendations lack detail or do not consider context.

0 points

Does not evaluate vendor recommendations in the context of organization requirements.

/ 14

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