Assignment 2: LASA 1: Identifying Server Virtualization Solutions
Description of LASA:
In this assignment you will research on available server virtualization solutions. Subsequently you will create a slideshow presentation to describe the available virtualization options identify the key differences between the virtualization options and recommend solutions for virtualization implementation.
Scenario:
You are the director of IT for a midsized California coastal city named Seacliff Heights. While the city has previously weathered poor economic conditions without much effect an extended period of economic doldrums is now taking its toll on the city. Sales of the large luxury homes that provided critical property tax revenue to the city have been consistently down for an extended period of time.
In addition to the loss of property tax revenue the city is seeing fewer tourists resulting in a loss of sales tax revenue and hotel tax revenue both key generators of cash for the city. If the severe reduction in these revenue streams were not enough to cause concern the state of California is also demanding that local cities turn over 15% of the gross revenues to the state to help offset an exploding budget deficit.
The city manager of Seacliff Heights has asked you to meet him or her. During the meeting he or she describes the painful economic condition of the city and states that unless the city can identify innovative ways to either cut costs or increase revenues the city may have to consider declaring bankruptcy. He or she has asked you to review your department to identify where the elimination replacement or addition of technology will help generate revenue or save the city money.
After considering a number of initiatives you believe that the biggest impact to the bottom line will come from virtualizing your entire server and desktop computer environment which currently consists of 98 servers and 433 desktop computers due to the reduction of replacement server and desktop computer costs maintenance fees power consumption and datacenter cooling costs among other things.
Tasks:
You need to create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that accomplishes the following:
You may choose any area that you feel should be taken into consideration such as cost performance physical hardware requirements long-term viability single-source vendor etc. Explain why you selected these three specific areas within each type of virtualization solution.
Your presentation should include a title slide and a reference slide as well as an audio file for the entire presentation. Here are some tips to keep in mind as you develop your presentation:
Use at least three sources (scholarly and nonacademic) to complete your research. Your writing should be clear concise and organized; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of resources; and display accurate spelling grammar and punctuation.
Submission Details:
LASA 1 Grading Criteria and Rubric
All LASAs in this course will be graded using a rubric. This assignment is worth 200 points. Download the rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.