SIT113 - Cloud Computing and Virtualisation (2020) Assessment Report

This report, prepared for the SIT113 Cloud Computing and Virtualization course, analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of on-premise systems versus Amazon Web Services (AWS). The report presents a detailed comparison of hardware and software requirements, along with their respective costs. It includes a breakdown of AWS services used, such as EC2, WAF, AuroraMySQL, and Elastic Block Service, and their associated costs. The report highlights the benefits of AWS, including security, flexibility, and scalability, and provides a cost analysis over a three-year period. It also discusses the control and compliance advantages of on-premise systems. The document concludes with a recommendation for the company to adopt AWS due to its cost-effectiveness and enhanced security features. The report includes references to relevant academic sources, which support the analysis.

SIT113 – Cloud Computing and Virtualisation (2020)
Assessment Task 2– Written Report
your name (your student ID number)
Task 1.
Device Qty Minimum
Requirements
Current Device Price
Per
Unit
Price
Modem/
Router
1  1Gb
 Wi-Fi
 4 x ports
 Netgear Nighthawk
X4S AC2600
$ 190 $190
Router/
Firewall/
Web Load
Balancer
1  Firewall
 Routing
 Load Balancing
 1 Gb
 4 x WAN/LAN ports
 TP-Link TL-ER5120 $
5,000
$
5,000
Web Servers 2  2 GHz 8C/8T
 16GB RAM
 800GBSSD 6Gb
 NIC Dual Port 1Gb
 Windows Server 2019
Standard
 Dell PowerEdge R440
Rack Server
 Intel Xeon Silver
4210R
 2.4GHz 10C/20T
 16GB RAM
 960GB SSD 6Gb
 NIC Dual Port 1Gb
 Windows Server 2019
Standard
$8,000 $16,00
0
Router/
Firewall/
Application
Load
Balancer
1  Firewall
 Routing
 Load Balancing
 1 Gb
 4 x WAN/LAN ports
 TP-Link TL-ER5120 $5,000 $5000
Application
Servers
3  Same as Web Server  Same as Web Server $8,000 $2400
0
Database
Server
1  Same as Web Server
and
 Microsoft SQL Server
2017 Standard
 Same as Web Server
and
 Microsoft SQL Server
2017 Standard
$8000 $8000
NAS
(Network
Attached
Storage)
1  6 Bays
 2GHz
 8GB
 20TB storage
 2.5” or 3.5” HDDs
or 2.5” SSDs
 Expansion port
and
 6 x HDDs
 Synology DiskStation
DS3018xs 6 Bay
 2.2GHz
 8GB RAM
 6 x 10TB max
 Capable of using 2.5”
or 3.5” HDDs,
or 2.5” SSDs
 2 x Expansion ports
and
 6 x 4TB WD Red HDDs
$1400 $1400
TOTAL AU $
59,590
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SIT113 – Cloud Computing and Virtualisation (2020)
Assessment Task 2– Written Report
your name (your student ID number)
Task 2.
Device/
Service
Qty Minimum Requirements AWS
Device/Service
Price
Per
Device
Per
Month
Price
Per
Month
Data Transfer
IN
 50GB per month AWS Data
Transfer
$0.0 $0.0
Data Transfer
OUT
 500GB per month AWS Data
Transfer
$70 $70
Modem/
Router
1  1Gb, Wi-Fi, 4 x ports Amazon Virtual
Private Cloud
$365 $365
Router/
Firewall/Web
Load
Balancer
1  Firewall
 Routing
 Load Balancing
 1 Gb
 4 x WAN/LAN ports
AWS WAF $ 30 $30
Web Servers 2  2 GHz 8C/8T
 16GB RAM
 800GBSSD 6Gb
 NIC Dual Port 1Gb
 Windows Server 2019 Standard
Amazon EC2 $196 $392
Router/
Firewall/
Application
Load
Balancer
1  Firewall
 Routing
 Load Balancing
 1 Gb
 4 x WAN/LAN ports
AWS WAF $30 $30
Application
Servers
3  2 GHz 8C/8T
 16GB RAM
 800GBSSD 6Gb
 NIC Dual Port 1Gb
 Windows Server 2019 Standard
Amazon EC2 $196 $392
Database
Server
1  2 GHz 8C/8T
 16GB RAM
 800GBSSD 6Gb
 NIC Dual Port 1Gb
 Windows Server 2019 Standard
 Microsoft SQL Server 2017
Standard
Amazon
AuroraMySQL
$6134 $6134
NAS
(Network
Attached
Storage)
1  6 Bays
 2GHz
 8GB
 20TB HDD (6x10TB)
 2.5” or 3.5” HDDs or 2.5” SSDs
 Expansion port
Amazon Elastic
Block Service
$11 $11
TOTAL per month $7424
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SIT113 – Cloud Computing and Virtualisation (2020)
Assessment Task 2– Written Report
your name (your student ID number)
TOTAL for 3 years $2,67,26
4
1. The AWS services those are used in order to built the AWS web application
include AWS Data transfer, AWS WAF, Amazon EC2, Amazon AuroraMYSQL
and Amazon Elastic Block Service
2. The cost of 50 GB per month data transfer in is $0.0
3. The cost of 500 GB per month data transfer out is $70
4. The Cost per month of the AWS services is $7424
5. The total cost of the AWS devices for 3 years is $ 2,67,264
Task 3
a) The advantage of On-premise system of AWS systems are as follows [1]:
 Control: In an on-premise system, the data of the enterprise are on their control and they
regulate their data.
 Security is more in the On-premise system that the AWS System as cloud is not on their
ownership and data can get stolen.
 Compliance is more on the on-premise system as they maintain certain standards of security
such as NIST, HIPAA and many more.
b) The benefits of using the AWS system of On-premise system are as follows [2]:
 Security: It has world class highly secure infrastructure both over the internet and physically.
Their data centres are guarded by security guards; they have the ability to configure built-in
rules of firewall.
 AWS is flexible and they can help a company to increase the auto-scaling in order to build self-
managing infrastructure.
 It is best in PaaS offering and the cost of AWS services are also lower than the on0premise
system as the company do not have to maintain their devices. The services will be maintained by
AWS [3].
c) An AWS system can be recommended to the Company as the services of the Company are more
flexible and it provides more security than the on-premise system. The cost of the AWS services
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SIT113 – Cloud Computing and Virtualisation (2020)
Assessment Task 2– Written Report
your name (your student ID number)
are also low than the On-premise system as the company do not have to maintain them like the
on-premise system. With the help of cloud they can host their web applications and their
productivity will also increase [4].
References
[1]M. Kurniawan and N. Suciati, "Premise Parameter Optimization on Adaptive Network Based Fuzzy
Inference System Using Modification Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization and Genetic
Algorithm", Jurnal IPTEK, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 27-34, 2019. Available: 10.31284/j.iptek.2018.v22i2.274.
[2]"Load Balancing Mechanisms in Amazon Web Services using Meta Heuristic Rules", International
Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, vol. 8, no. 211, pp. 4071-4075, 2019. Available:
10.35940/ijrte.b1595.0982s1119.
[3]C. Tolosa-Cuadrado and J. González-Sanabria, "Amazon Web Services: alternativa para el
almacenamiento de información-Amazon Web Services: an alternative for storing
information", Revista científica, vol. 2, no. 19, p. 134, 2014. Available: 10.14483/23448350.6500.
[4]M. Qamal, D. Hamdhana and R. Pratomo, "WEBSITE MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN ONLINE AMAZON
WEB SERVICES", TECHSI - Jurnal Teknik Informatika, vol. 11, no. 2, p. 319, 2019. Available:
10.29103/techsi.v11i2.1847.
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