Cloud Server Deployment: On-Premise, Azure, AWS Comparison

This report analyzes the deployment of an online store in a cloud server environment, specifically focusing on a case study for Quality Cakes (QC). The report begins by outlining an on-premise system, detailing the required hardware and associated costs. It then presents estimations for deploying the online store on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), including service types, regional specifications, and estimated costs. The report proceeds to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each system – on-premise, Azure, and AWS – considering factors like cost, security, scalability, and ease of use. Finally, the report recommends a system for QC, justifying the choice based on a comparative analysis of the presented options, concluding that Azure is the best fit for QC due to its cost-effectiveness and hybrid solution capabilities.

Running head: DEPLOYMENT OF ONLINE STORE IN THE CLOUD SERVER
DEPLOYMENT OF ONLINE STORE IN THE CLOUD SERVER
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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DEPLOYMENT OF ONLINE STORE IN THE CLOUD SERVER
Scenario
Task 1. On-Premise System (10 marks)
Device Qty Comment Device Name
and Model
Price
Per
Unit
Price
Router (public) 1 Internet connection
 4 ports
The Cisco RV042
Dual WAN VPN
Router
CiscoRV042AU [1]
$171.00 $171.00
Firewall/Load
Balancer
(FW/LB)
1 Combination device Cisco ASA 5500-X
Next Generation
ASA 5500-X Series
[2]
$418.00 $418.00
Switch (private) 1 Connects FW/LB,
servers and NAS
 16 ports
CE6810-
32T16S4Q-LI-B [3
]
$11800.00 $11800.0
0
Web Server 2 Minimum requirements
for each server:
 8 core
 8GB RAM
 1TB HDD 12Gb
PowerEdge T30
Mini To+1862wer
Server [4]
$629.00 $1258.0

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DEPLOYMENT OF ONLINE STORE IN THE CLOUD SERVER
 NIC Dual Port 1Gb
 Windows Server
2016 Standard
Database Server 2 Minimum requirements
for each server:
 12 core
 32GB RAM
 2TB HDD 12Gb
 NIC Dual Port 10Gb
 Windows Server
2016 Standard
 Microsoft SQL
Server 2017
Standard
Microsoft SQL
Server 2017
Standard [5]
$931 $1862
NAS (Network
Attached
Storage)
1 Minimum NAS
requirements:
 8 Bays
 32TB
WD 32TB My
Cloud Pro Series
PR4100 Network
Attached Storage -
NAS –
WDBNFA0320KBK
-NESN [6]
$1,488.47 $1,488.4
7
TOTAL $16,997.
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Item Price per month
per
device (AU)
Number of
Months
Number of
Devices
Price
Hardware Maintenance 10 36 5 1800
Power and Cooling 20 36 8 5760
Data Centre Space 30 36 4 4320
Personnel 200 36 8 5760
TOTA
L
17,640
Task 2. Azure System (10 marks)
Microsoft Azure Estimate
Service type Region Description Estimated Cost
Storage Australia Southeast File Storage,
General
Purpose V2,
LRS
Redundancy,
32 TB
Capacity, 1
Put or Create
$2,162.72

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Container
operations, 1
List
operations, 1
Other
operations, 0
Additional
Sync servers
Azure SQL
Database
Australia Southeast Managed
Instance,
vCore
Purchase
Model,
General
Purpose Tier,
Gen 4, 1 8
vCore
instance(s), 3
year reserved,
32 GB
Storage, 0 GB
Backup
Storage
$1,059.82
Virtual Network 100 GB data
transfer from
Australia
$2.00

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Southeast
region to
Australia
Southeast
region
Bandwidth Australia Southeast Zone 2: Asia
Pacific, Japan,
Australia, 500
GB
$59.40
Azure Firewall Australia Southeast 1 Logical
firewall units
x 730 Hours,
0 GB Inbound
data transfer,
0 GB
Outbound
data transfer
$912.50
App Service Australia Southeast Standard Tier;
4 S3 (4
Core(s), 7 GB
RAM, 50 GB
Storage) x 1
Months;
Windows OS
$1,471.68
VPN Gateway Australia Southeast VPN
Gateways
$11.40

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type, Basic
VPN tier, 0
gateway
hour(s), 100
GB, VPN
outbound
VPN gateway
type
Support Support $100.00
Licensing
Program
Microsoft Online Services
Program (MOSP)
Monthly
Total
$5,779.52
Annual Total $69,354.23
Task 3. AWS System (10 marks)
Estimation of AWS deployment
Service Type Components Region Component
Price
Service
Price
Amazon EC2 Service (Asia
Pacific (Sydney))
$5127.3
5
Compute: Asia
Pacific
$5127.23

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(Sydney)
EBS Volumes: Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$0.12
EBS IOPS: Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$0
Amazon RDS Service (Asia
Pacific (Sydney))
$431.23
DB instances: Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$0
Storage: Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$284.83
Serverless
ACU:
Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$146.4
Amazon DynamoDB Service
(US East (N. Virginia))
$0
Indexed Data
Storage:
US East
(N.
Virginia)
$0

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DynamoDB
Streams:
US East
(N.
Virginia)
$0
On-demand
backup:
US East
(N.
Virginia)
$0
Continuous
backup
(PITR):
US East
(N.
Virginia)
$0
Restoring a
table:
US East
(N.
Virginia)
$0
Global Tables: US East
(N.
Virginia)
$0
Amazon DynamoDB Service
(Asia Pacific (Sydney))
$350.22
Indexed Data
Storage:
Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$0
DynamoDB
Streams:
Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$0
On-demand Asia $233.48

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backup: Pacific
(Sydney)
Continuous
backup
(PITR):
Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$116.74
Restoring a
table:
Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$0
Global Tables: Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$0
AWS Direct Connect Service
(Asia Pacific (Sydney))
$364.36
Ports: Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$351.36
Data Transfer
In:
Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$0
Data Transfer
Out:
Asia
Pacific
(Sydney)
$13
AWS Data Transfer In $0

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US East (N.
Virginia)
Region:
Global $0
Asia Pacific
(Sydney)
Region:
Global $0
AWS Data Transfer Out $63.4
US East (N.
Virginia)
Region:
Global $17.91
Asia Pacific
(Sydney)
Region:
Global $45.49
AWS Support (Business) $633.66
Support for all
AWS services:
$633.66
Total
Monthly
Payment:
$6970.2
2
Annual
Total
$250927.92
Task 4. Evaluation
a) What are some advantages and disadvantages of the:

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i. On-premise system,
ii. Azure system,
iii. AWS system?
On-premise system has certain benefits such as:
 Low initial setup cost
 Data security is controlled by the organization
 Flexibility for customization
 Enhanced control over the implementation process
However there are some disadvantages as well:
 Security is compromised if not properly controlled
 High maintenance cost
 Needs long time for implementation
 Requires technical expertise to manage the system properly
The advantages of the Microsoft azure system are:
 High availability and lower redundancy rate in data servers
 Low cost for deployment
 Increased security and scalability
The disadvantages of azure systems are:
 Requirement for managing and maintaining data server
 Platform expertise is required
The advantages of the AWS system are:
 Easy to use
 Flexible
 Cost-Effective