This is an individual assignment.

In this assignment, you will write a report that will let you compare and contrast between two Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud providers and their services. You are also required to create a simple application in each of the cloud services as part of your comparative exercise. The assignment requires you to:

- identify a PaaS and IaaS cloud provider and investigate all the services it provides;
- compare and contrast your chosen cloud provider and services with IBM Cloud services;
- create a simple application in both of the cloud providers; and
- prepare a report based on the given criteria in the assessment specification.

Detailed information about this assignment can be accessed from the Moodle unit website.

The students are assessed based on their:

1. knowledge about existing cloud providers;

2. ability to identify and evaluate available services of a cloud provider; and

3. analytical capability to compare and contrast between services of different service providers.

More detailed marking criteria can be accessed from the Moodle unit website.

This group assignment must be completed by a team of three members. The assignment requires selecting a topic from a provided list and conducting research on that topic. You should find scholarly articles (e.g., published journal articles, books, conference papers) and reports on current scientific developments relevant to the topic. The investigation should be conducted in a team environment and requires you to:

Choose a topic from the given list based on the instructions in the assessment specification.
Research multiple scholarly resources to report on the scientific developments relevant to the topic.
Please prepare a six-minute video presentation in which all group members participate. Share the video by providing an online link.
Detailed information about this assignment, including the list of topics and rubrics, will be provided in a detailed assessment description on the unit website in Moodle.

Detailed information about this assignment, including the list of topics and marking rubrics, will be provided in a detailed assessment description on the unit website in Moodle.

This detailed exam assessment will put all subject learning into practice with a focus on three main technologies: IoT, cloud, and spatial digital twins. It has two parts. In Part 1, students will be presented with a business case study and tasked with designing a complete application for a cloud-based implementation. This will include the identification of components, architecture design, security mechanisms, identification of communication protocols, and the selection of cloud services and IoT devices for project delivery.  In Part 2, students must complete three labs from the AWS Cloud Academy course in which they are enrolled. To keep consistency, the assessment implementation will be based on AWS infrastructure and platform. 

The Design and Architecture criterion focuses on assessing the quality of the proposed application design and system architecture. This involves identifying and organizing components effectively, designing a scalable and efficient system structure, and ensuring alignment with industry best practices and standards. Lab Completion evaluates students' practical skills in cloud computing and AWS services through the successful completion of three labs from the AWS Cloud Academy course. This component demonstrates students' ability to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios, configure cloud environments, deploy applications, and troubleshoot common issues, showcasing their proficiency in cloud technologies and tools.