Cloud Trends and Migration Issues

  Discussion: Cloud Trends and Migration Issues Post your thoughts about new trends in cloud computing as well as migration strategies for cloud deployments. Here are some possible discussion topics: 1. Which trends in the cloud computing industry do you consider the most important? 2. What kind of future developments in the cloud industry would benefit companies like BallotOnline the most? 3. Considering that BallotOnline would migrate the existing application to the cloud, what elements should its migration strategy embrace? Your discussions will be helpful in determining proposed deployment architecture as well as a cloud vendor for BallotIOnline. ________________________________________ Discussion: Cloud Architectures Discussion: Cloud Architectures Describe your findings about typical cloud deployment architectures. In particular, provide answers to these questions: 1. Which features of these architectures would be difficult to implement in traditional, noncloud IT deployments? 2. Which architectural elements would be important for the BallotOnline deployment? 3. Which architectural elements are less important for BallotOnline? Your findings and feedback from your colleagues may be used in the BallotOnline architecture proposal in Step 4. 0 0 ________________________________________ Discussion: Amazon Web Services Feasibility Discussion: Amazon Web Services Feasibility Post your findings on the features and services of AWS, including: 1. Do you find the AWS offering feature-rich? Which features do you like the most? Do you feel there are some features missing? 2. What features support architectural elements such as auto-scaling, load balancing, application auditing, or multigeography deployments? 3. Does the website, tutorials, and services usage seem easy and user-friendly? Your posts and class feedback will be helpful in selecting a cloud provider for BallotOnline in Step 7. ________________________________________ Discussion: Microsoft Azure Feasibility Topic Threads Posts Last Post Discussion: Microsoft Azure Feasibility Post your findings on the features and services of Microsoft Azure, including: 1. Do you find the Azure offering feature-rich? Which features do you like the most? Do you feel there are some features missing? 2. What features support architectural elements like auto-scaling, load balancing, application auditing, multi-geography deployments? 3. Does the website, tutorials, and services usage seem easy and user-friendly? Your posts and class feedback will be helpful in selecting a cloud provider for BallotOnline. 0