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Writing Requirements:

All work submitted for this class should be your original work.  No credit will be given for cut-n-paste answers. Please be sure to give full details in your answer. Short answers will result in a decrease in points. Expectation of length will depend on the question or deliverable, approximately 300-750 words per deliverable. All work should be in APA version 6 format.  Your final will reflect your understanding of course work you received throughout the semester.

Course Description

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Identify and describe, both verbally and in writing, the major web server software environments.
2. Define the characteristics of web server software and hardware
3. Install and configure web server and operating system software
4. Setup and configure web server protocols
5. Identify common web server maintenance issues

Each deliverable should be 300-750 words with a minimum of 3 academic and/or reliable references as appropriate for each section. Be sure this is a formal APA reference.

Please begin the assignment by reading the description below:

Current Network Infrastructure:

¾   15 employees to grow to 25 employees in 2-5 years

¾   1 page website for advertising only hosted by an external hosting service

¾   All company e-mail for employees uses external email accounts.

¾   No intranet, FTP server, DNS server, and DNS server.

Proposed Needs:

Hire a new Web Server Administrator (you are the new Web Administrator).

Budget: $8,000 for server, hardware and software.

Fees: $2000 yearly budget for fees and Internet connection.

Deliverables

1. Provide two separate solutions for satisfying the company’s server needs (a minimum and an ideal).  Don’t forget to explain costs (how you will spend the money). (25 points). You may use any source and configuration to justify for the following:
2. Web Server Administrator salary.
3. Fees and/or services.
4. Software that you will use as an operating system. (don’t forget client licenses)
5. Web server.
6. FTP server.
7. DNS server.
8. E-mail server.
9. Should you have two servers for reliability?  

1. We began this class with a comparison of Linux and Apache solutions in contrast with Microsoft and IIS. Throughout the course, we have made many different comparisons between the two entities.  Do you now believe that the correct selection is purely a matter of preference and situation or do you think one solution is better than the other?  Please justify your answer by comparing each from your perspective after using both, the perspective of the authors of both text books, and what you have found in academic literature. Be sure to justify your answers with scholarly references. (25 points)

1. With the proposed solutions, how do you plan to maintain and monitor the solution and hardware? (25 points)
2. Your suggestive plan should contain a discussion of:           
3. Routine maintenance.
4. Allowable downtime/guaranteed uptime.
5. Redundancy/Fault tolerance.
6. Updates of equipment/software
7. Monitor/Logging/Backups.

1. There are major concerns for securing hardware, software, and data resources. Consider the following questions about security as the administrator. (25 points)
2. How do you plan to secure the hardware physically?  
3. How will you take reasonable effort to secure resources virtually?
4. What preventative measures do you plan to take to prevent attacks if possible?
5. What software, protocols, and outside resources will you consider to secure your resources?

Please help!