Identify the components of a cloud solution, and how they relate and integrate with each other

Module 3 Assignment:

This assignment will require you to identify the components of a cloud solution, and how they relate and integrate with each other.

The work must be your own, butyou are allowed to base much of your solution on the AWS reference architectureshared this week in the module. However, do not cut-and-paste any content. If you do not have a drawing tool like Visio, you can download any free drawing tool or create your architecture with a pencil and paper.

Details:

The assignment includes creating a cloud architecture diagram with an explanation, similar to the AWS reference architecture example I shared with the class.

Use the following template:

1. Purpose of the diagram: What transaction is being described.
2. Cloud architecture diagram.
3. Description of the transaction, with each numbered step explained and with each step number matching an arrow number in your diagram.
4. Logical (non-vendor functional labels) Definitions of each diagram component. (i.e. Web Server, etc.)

You should include:
1. A clear overview of the type of business transaction(s) supported by your architecture model (diagram), and aspecifictransaction example, not a generic transaction type. For example, "This model runs an online clothing store supporting purchases and returns. In this example the business transaction is a customer is buying a pair of running shoes."

2. Your cloud solution architecture diagram, with a clear boundary line showing what is included inside vs. outside the cloud.

3. Definitions for each of the objects and arrows in your diagram.

The objects should include, at minimum:

• End User
• End User Access Channel (phone, tablet, PC, etc.)
• Cloud Boundary
• Load Balancers
• Web Servers
• Applications
• Databases
• NumberedOne-wayArrows (showing the transaction flow, and the return message to the end user)

4. An explanation of how aspecifictransaction would flow through your model (such as buying a pair of shoes from an online merchant), from the very beginning through to a confirmation message to the end user reporting a successful outcome. This is best accomplished by numbering each of the one-way arrows and walking through the transaction step-by-step, noting the way your diagram supports each step. Please use green arrows for outbound transaction flows (typically from the end-user onward), and red arrows for the return flow (typically from the database servers back through the model.)

5. You can hand-draw your diagram, or use Visio or another drawing tool. An example of a good, free architecture drawing tool can be found atwww.cloudskew.com(Links to an external site.)

Each of the following criteria will be weighted equally in the assessment of this assignment:

1. Included all required cloud components,
2. Defined all of the components and explained their purpose,
3. Represented the components relationships to each other, and
4. Explained how your architecture diagram supports the specific business transaction
5. Detailed each step of the business transaction (such as buying a pair of shoes),with each step mapping to a numbered, one-way arrow.

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Please don't overthink this cloud architecture assignment. You can heavily use the AWS reference architecture diagram for your solution. Please ensure a transaction is clearly described, step-by-step, as it moves through your diagram to be completed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63HOPGbAY2g

Module 7 Assignment:

1. Update your cloud architecture from Week 3 to reflect your current understanding of cloud and to include at least 2 cloud containers. Remember, your servers in the cloud are almost always VMs. Please ensure your diagram includes redundant web servers, application servers, and database servers, as well as load balancers for each. Examples of all of this can be found in the AWS reference architecture models. A good explanation of how containers are placed in VMs is provided here:https://blog.netapp.com/blogs/containers-vs-vms/You can add more components and details if you'd like. Include definitions for all new components added, and update all definitions from Week 3 that could be improved.

2. Provide an updated step-by-step explanation of how a *specific* business transaction (such as buying a pair of shoes) travels through your architecture from the end user, through to resolution, and back to the end user with a confirmation. Generic transactions are not as helpful to explain your architecture, so please use a specific sample transaction. Illustrate this transaction with one-way arrows with numbers and a legend to indicate the transaction step supported, and the message content of each arrow.
3. Explain what you updated from Week 3, and why it was updated.

Students with comprehensive models from the Week 3 assignment will not have to make many modifications. The purpose of this assignment is to:

--Improve your familiarity with VMs and containers, and

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