Emerging Technologies

➜ 15 Synthesize research of historical and significant milestones that influenced the evolution of cloud computing. Create an annotated timeline or visual graphic illustrating significant time periods and major impacts of technology trends that influenced the development of cloud computing. Use academic research and news media citing specific textual evidence from research.

➜ 16 Identify, describe, and effectively summarize cloud technology roles including: cloud computing customer, cloud service provider and cloud service partner. Create a written report or visual depiction outlining the characteristics of each.

➜ 17 Research the features and requirements of the four main deployment models for cloud technology: public, private, community, and hybrid. Create a graphic illustration showing the roles of each and describe their differences.

➜ 18 Consult a variety of sources to describe how virtualization, storage, networking and databases in cloud technologies are used. Sources may include textbooks, manuals, websites, video tutorials, and more. Create a visual display with accompanying text comparing these methods.

➜ 19 Explore the onset of the Internet of Things (IoT) and explain how it is enabled by sensors, actuators, communication devices and computers that exchange and process data and can interface with users in a most instinctual way. Using a specific example, summarize in a graphic illustration or narrative how the IoT combines information, automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking to make traditional processes more efficient.

➜ 20 Consult internet forums, textbooks, industry journals and other instructional materials to research the importance of developing and implementing databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality. Write a brief paper that discusses the importance of these services in business today. Provide specific examples to support the claims.