The analysis is for your client, a federal government agency, as part of its Microsoft Azure cloud pilot. The Cloud Cost Analysis is the second of a two-part assignment for your client’s CIO. Using the Azure Pricing Calculator, you will calculate the annual cost to establish a cloud system. The Cloud Cost Analysis will include three deliverables: Deliverable 1 will include a share link to calculations displaying the steps you took to calculate the annual cost using the free Azure pricing calculator tool. Deliverable 2 will be two spreadsheets showing the cost for a pay-as-you-go option and a one-year option payment. Deliverable 3 will be a two-paragraph memo which compares the two and provides your recommendation. Project 2: Cloud Cost Analysis Instructions If you haven’t already done so last week, download the Project 2 Template and use it to record your work. Delete the instructional text from the template before you submit How Will Work Be Evaluated? The following evaluation criteria aligned to the competencies will be used to grade your assignment: Deliverable 1: Prices (45%) 10.1.2: Gather project requirements to meet stakeholder needs. (15%) 11.2.1: Configure technology according to stakeholder specifications and requirements. (15%) 13.1.1: Create documentation appropriate to the stakeholder. (15%) Deliverable 2: Spreadsheets (11%) 3.1.2: Analyze quantitative data using an appropriate method. (11%) Deliverable 3: Cost Recommendations (44%) 1.1.3: Present ideas in a clear, logical order appropriate to the task. (11%) 1.4.1: Produce grammatically correct material in standard academic English that supports the communication. (11%) 2.3.1: State conclusions or solutions clearly and precisely. (11%) 3.1.3: Make logical inferences based on quantitative data. (11%)
