Assignment:
The discussion questions this week are from (Jamsa, 2013). Each chapter topics and use only 50-words max per topic to discuss and present your answer.
Discussion 1
1. Define and describe business continuity.
2. Define and describe disaster recovery.
3. Discuss pros and cons of cloud-based backup operations.
4. Discuss threats to an IT data center infrastructure and provide cloud-based solutions to mitigate the risks.
Discussion 2
1. Define software architecture.
2. Define and describe SOA.
3. Compare and contrast a web page and a web service.
4. Discuss what it means for a web service to be interoperable.
Discussion 3
1. Discuss key items that should be included in an SLA.
2. Define predictive analytics and discuss how an IT manager might use such analytics.
3. Discuss how an IT manager might use load testing on a site.
4. Define and discuss vendor lock-in and identify steps a company should take to mitigate this risk.
Discussion 4
1. Discuss why a company should consider using a consultant to oversee a cloud migration and list specific skills you would expect the consultant to have.
2. List and describe budget considerations one should evaluate before moving an application to the cloud.
3. List and describe IT governance considerations one should evaluate before moving an application to the cloud.
4. Define and describe cloud bursting.
Please write 2 to 3 pages with no plagiarism.