Step 1: Research Networking and Auxiliary Services in the CloudStep
2: Research Cloud Trends, Best Practices, and Migration Issues
Step 3: Research Typical Architectures of Cloud Deployments
Step 4: Propose Cloud Architecture for BallotOnline Deployment
Step 5: Research AWS
Step 6: Research Microsoft Azure
Step 7: Generate AWS Proof of Concept (POC)
Step 8: Generate Azure Proof of Concept (POC)
Step 9: Write the Final Report Evaluating AWS and Azure Providers
● Comparison of architecture deployment feasibility (from Steps 1 - 5)
○ Describe how the architecture proposed in Step 3 can be implemented in AWS and Azure environments, and compare ease of implementation.
○ Evaluate and compare efforts to implement BallotOnline business requirements.
○ Compare availability and ease of use for application scaling, geographical distribution, and network security measures.
○ Compare availability and ease of use of cloud services required by BallotOnline (database as a service, auditing, logging, application security, etc.).
○ Compare support for application migration and monitoring.
● Comparison of ease of deployment (from Steps 6 and 7)
○ Describe AWS and Azure capabilities for deploying web applications using the PHP language and MySQL database.
○ Compare ease of use of user interfaces, portals, and management consoles.
○ Compare POC environment deployment times.
● Comparison of costs
○ Discuss and compare pricing plans available, costs of servers, and services.
● Conclusions and recommendations
○ Present the final recommendation based on your research and POC deployment.
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