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Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Respond to the following prompts: “What do I feel are the most important aspects of my learning in the chapters this week?” and “What about this learning was really worthy of my time and understanding?” Then explain how important it is in society or business.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. Henry Ford invented mass production. In doing so, he perfected the assembly line concept in which each worker does only one job or a handful of jobs and is given little other responsibility. This worked well for 70 years; however, it became apparent in the 1990s that an increasing number of U.S. companies could not produce a high-quality product by sticking to the assembly line model. What has changed?
2. Discuss the risks involved in the project “buying a used car.” Develop a risk management plan for this project.

Respond to the post of at least two peers, using 100 words minimum each.

[Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion].

 [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]

 Competency

• Summarize cloud application scalability concepts.
• Evaluate cloud application bench marking and tuning procedures.
• Assess cloud-based implementation strategies.
• Select a deployment platform using appropriate criteria.
• Describe cloud security architecture.
• Contrast methodologies for the design and deployment of cloud applications.

Scenario

You are the Cloud Architect for a startup company. Your company has deployed several client implementations on the public cloud. Your team lead wants you to prepare the presentation for a DevOps event in Silicon Valley. This event can have a big impact on your company to attract more clients.

You have pushed several web applications to the public cloud in the past. You have decided to use the best practices from your deployment experiences and use them to create a PowerPoint presentation for this event. You have also decided to associate these experiences with a fictitious situation to give your presentation a more holistic and true-to-life feel. The fictitious situation will be that a company named “Investment Karma LTD.” will roll out a website for client information and interactivity with the company. The website will be a world-wide site that handles clients from nearly every country who invest on all of the world’s stock exchanges.

Instructions

Create a PowerPoint with the following information:

Make sure to thoroughly explain in slide notes for each slide why you made the choices you made for the company.

Slide 1: Select a public cloud vendor for Investment Karma LTD. and provide an overview of the applicable services offered by the cloud vendor.

Slide 2: List the public cloud components used for the company’s web application deployment.

Slides 3-4: Create a Web application deployment architecture that will be used on public clouds.

Slides 5-6: Modify the architecture diagram and include pertinent databases including those which use managed service.

Slides 7-8 Explain what a CI/CD pipeline design should entail. Be sure to include continuous integration and continuous delivery.

Slides 9-11: Explain the use of cloud native tools (at least 3), that you can use to improve the security of Investment Karma’s web applications.

Slide 12: Describe a way to implement data encryption for the data stored in the appropriate databases.

Slide 13: Identify the correct benchmarking tool that was chosen to evaluate the cloud service.

Slide 14: List a minimum of 5 scholarly resources that you used to create the information for the PowerPoint.

Requirements to pass: MUST INCLUDE ALL BELOW TO PASS

Presentation contains 14 slides. 

5 scholarly references provided; documented correctly. 

Public cloud vendor selected; full, robust, and detailed overview of services offered. 

Full, robust, and detailed list of the public cloud components used for web application deployment 

Full, robust, and detailed creation of a Web application deployment architecture that will be used on public clouds. 

Full, robust, and detailed modification of the architecture diagram and the database using the managed service was included 

Full, robust, and detailed explanation of the CI/CD pipeline design. Continuous integration and continuous delivery included 

Explanation given for 3 cloud native tools that can be used to improve the security of a web application. 

Full, robust, and detailed description given for a way to implement the data encryption for the data stored in the database.  Full, robust, and detailed description of the correct bench marking tool chosen to evaluate the cloud service. 

Assignment on secure passwords. 

Then pick and three passwords: one not secure, one acceptable, and one very secure. Then write a brief description of the passwords you have chosen, indicating why they are secure or not secure. 

Post between 200 and 300 words. 

Survey Project – no plagiarism. Survey questions are is attached. Survey format is also attached. Survey should be in that format. Even a sample is attached for reference, but this writing shouldn’t have any data from the sample. 

Part 1 – Create   Survey

Survey is already created and attached. Please see the attachment.

Part 2 – Administer   Survey

Distribute   and collect your survey from 30 participants.  (Your classmates are not your participants for your survey project, you will need to give your survey out to people who may be interested in your topic.  You can give your survey to: Friends, Family, Co-worker, Employers, Other Students etc.)
It is best to collect your data online, using online surveys as we are in the middle of a pandemic.

Part 3 – Analyze   Results

Compile   your survey data into a spread sheet (Excel) or some other tool (this is your   raw data)

Evaluate   and analyze your survey data to brainstorm creating visual presentations of   your data.  You should include a   variety of data visualization tools such as:    tables, charts, graphs, plots etc.    Be reasonable but creative with your data presentation.  * Microsoft Excel offers a variety of   tools.*

Part 4 – Create   Data Visualization

Create a visual presentation of your survey results

Part 5 – Complete   Journal

Reflect  on your development of each part of the survey project.  An optional template has been provided

Make   sure your complete Journal Reflection includes:

1. An Abstract
2. A detailed description of your process for   completing each of part of the project.    Parts 1-4.
3. Include a   Reference Page (this is for any outside sources that you may have used)
4. Appendix
   • Your survey
   • Raw data
   • Your data visuals

**NOTE a template is provided for this assignment.  This template is optional but make sure you include all of the required components.

 

• Outline for Assignment 1
  • Refer to the Documenting Research Guide for assistance in organizing your research and developing your outline.
  • You can find this guide in the Useful Information folder, as well.

 

Using the Documenting Research Guide and the assignment 1 instructions, develop your outline. Submit the outline in an MS Word document file type. Utilize the standards in APA 7 for all citations or references in the outline. Ensure that the document includes your name. Do not include your student identification number. You may use the cover page from the student paper template. The assignment 1 instructions are at the bottom of this content folder.

Submit your outline on or before the due date.

By submitting this paper, you agree:

(1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy;

(2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with UC's policies; and

(3) that the use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.

 Documenting research: Results, Impact of the Results: • Ensure that assertions and assessments in the results and discussion sections are derived from the analysis in R. • Do not speculate. Use evidence. When documenting the results, consider the generalizability. 

Networking

 Select one element of the Marketing mix and discuss how marketing research could help that area.  Be specific in your recommendations.  

1. DISCUSSION: Using 300-350 words, write a brief discussion, in your own words of how the article relates to the selected chapter Key Term. A discussion is not rehashing what was already stated in the article, but the opportunity for you to add value by sharing your experiences, thoughts and opinions. This is the most important part of the assignment. 

2. REFERENCES: All references must be listed at the bottom of the submission–in APA format. (continued) Be sure to use the headers in your submission to ensure that all aspects of the assignment are completed as required. Any form of plagiarism, including cutting and pasting, will result in zero points for the entire assignment.

 PPT on this topic: Apple versus FBI: privacy versus security

Group PowerPoint Assignment: (50 points)

• Minimum 20 slides (does not include title and reference slides).

• 2 slides per student

• Minimum 6 references

• APA Format

• PowerPoint presentation should use graphics to convey key concepts and have in slide citations. Use the notes section of PowerPoint to elaborate on key points.

 NO PLAGARISM

In 500 words or more, compare DNS failover and cloud failover. 

Use at least three sources. Use the Research Databases available from the Danforth Library not Google. Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list.  Example: “words you copied” (citation) These quotes should be one full sentence not altered or paraphrased. Cite your sources using APA format. Use the quotes in your paragaphs.  Stand alone quotes will not count toward the 3 required quotes.

Copying without attribution or the use of spinbot or other word substitution software will result in a grade of 0. 

Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format. 

Do not use attachments as a submission. 

Reply to two classmates’ posting in a paragraph of at least five sentences by asking questions, reflecting on your own experience, challenging assumptions, pointing out something new you learned, offering suggestions. These peer responses are not ‘attaboys’.   You should make your initial post by Thursday evening so your classmates have an opportunity to respond before Sunday.at midnight when all three posts are due. 

It is important that you use your own words, that you cite your sources, that you comply with the instructions regarding length of your post and that you reply to two classmates in a substantive way (not ‘nice post’ or the like).  Your goal is to help your colleagues write better. Do not use spinbot or other word replacement software. It usually results in nonsense and is not a good way to learn anything. . I will not spend a lot of my time trying to decipher nonsense. Proof read your work or have it edited. Find something interesting and/or relevant to your work to write about.  Please do not submit attachments unless requested.