Windows Network Services Proposal

I am in need of some assistance writing a proposal for my Windows Server: Advanced Services class. Attached is the document with the instructions and grading rubric I was provided. Thank you for your consideration.

Very Respectfully,

Tank

Windows Network Services Proposal

Overview

Each student will create a detailed, organized, unified technical solution given the scenario described below. The submission will be in a written format, with at least one diagram, and may include additional diagrams, charts or tables. The assignment is meant for students to enhance their mastery of the material and to provide a creative and realistic way in which to apply knowledge from this course.

Scenario

International Marketing, Inc. (referred to as “IMI”) has hired you as an IT consultant for their Windows network services infrastructure. IMI is a new advertising firm, and they have hired staff, are established in two locations, and have a need to get their internal IT services configured. They have an IT staff, but they do not have the in-house expertise to address their current infrastructure needs.

You are required to supply IMI with a solution which addresses the integration and configuration of their Active Directory updates. Cost is not a significant concern – IMI wishes to implement the “right” solution to address their acquisition of a new company and its Active Directory forest which is comprised of a single domain. More specifically, IMI is based out of Houston, TX and they have a Windows Server 2012 domain that is operating at the Windows Server 2012 functional level. They recently acquired Media Guru Group which is based out of Richmond, VA, which has a domain (running Windows Server 2008 domain controllers) operating at the Windows Server 2003 functional level.

There are several details about IMI which will have an impact on your proposal:

· IMI has restructured their organization they have a total of 110 employees in their Houston and Richmond sites. Each location the following departments:

· IMI will have two sites, one in Houston, TX, and one in Richmond, VA.

· Executives (9 total with 5 in Houston, 4 in Richmond) – manage and run the company

· Accounts and Sales Department (30 employees with 15 in Houston and 15 in Richmond) – perform market research and maintain accounts

· Creative, Media and Production Department (49 employees in Houston) – advertising

· Human Resources and Finances (12 employees in Houston) – perform HR and financial duties

· IT (10 employees with 5 in Houston and 5 in Richmond) – manage IT for the company

· Networking equipment is already in place for both sites, which are separate Active Directory Domains.

· Security mechanisms (e.g., firewalls, intrusion detection) will be handled separately, and there is no need to describe them.

· Some departments will want their data to remain private from other departments (e.g., Finances personnel will not want Production staff to see the company’s financial details). Your team may make assumptions about how data should be shared or kept private.

· Assumptions can be made regarding any information not included here; all assumptions should be identified, however.

Assignment Requirements

There are specific requirements for the assignment: The final submission should contain at least 8 pages’ worth of text written by the student (not counting title page, images, diagrams, tables, or quotations), but may be longer, not to exceed approximately 12 pages’ worth of student-supplied text. (With the required diagram, and other images, title page, etc., the final submission may end up being more than 12 pages in length.) It must be double-spaced, have 1-inch margins, and use 12-point Times New Roman or 10-point Arial/Helvetica font. A title page is required.

· At least one diagram must be included (not counted towards the minimum length described above); this could be a diagram describing Active Directory components, DHCP/DNS design, or anything else that is worth displaying graphically to enhance the reader’s understanding of the proposal. Additional diagrams, images, or tables are welcome.

· The submission must cover all of the major topics outlined in the Topics to Cover section. Each choice should be explained with technical and business reasoning. The solution should be reasonably detailed. Additional topics may be covered as desired.

· The structure of the final submission is flexible; however, it should be organized logically and represent a single, unified solution. It is likely that the format will include separate sections for each of the topics required, as well as a summary.

· At least two non-textbook, non-LabSim, non-Wikipedia reference is required; preferably, this would be a “best practice” guide or similar content from Microsoft or an experienced provider of Microsoft solutions.

· Be sure to properly quote or cite any sources used. APA format is required for in-text citations and the list of works cited at the end. It is expected that you are already familiar with UMUC’s “Policy on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.” It is available in the Academic Policies section of the Syllabus; there are also links in the Webliography. In its simplest form, if you are using text from a source, you must cite and/or quote it. If plagiarism is found, then there will be a penalty to the grade.

Topics to Cover

Your document should cover the content presented in the course. The outline below contains recommended points to cover. You are free to add other related information.

Describe the technical and business reasons for each choice, citing other resources as appropriate. The Windows Server 2012 operating system should be used for all aspects of the solution.

The topics include:

Active Directory Infrastructure

· Describe features of Windows Server 2012 that will allow IMI to integrate the newly acquired company’s domain into their existing forest.

· How will Forest Functional Levels be implemented?

· How will cross-forest trusts be implemented?

· How will replication be handled?

· Read-Only Domain Controllers – how will they be used?

File and Storage Solutions

· Will BranchCache be used? Why/Why not?

· How can Dynamic Access Control benefit the organization?

· What about storage optimization?

Disaster Recovery

· How can Windows Server Backup be utilized?

· Will the organization use Volume Shadow Copies?

DNS and DHCP

· How had DHCP installation and authorization been implemented?

· DHCP scope design (e.g., lease times, number of scopes, address range)

· Will a form of DHCP fault tolerance be implemented?

· Will DHCP reservations be used for servers?

· How can IPAM be utilized?

· How will IPv6 be utilized?

· How will DNS be implemented?

· DNS Security

· How will DNS be handled for the second site?

High Availability

· What implementation of Hyper-V would benefit IMI?

· Network Load Balancing

· Failover Clustering

Active Directory Certificate Services

· Will AD Certificate Services used in both domains need to be modified?

Active Directory Rights Management Services

· What use of AD Rights Management Services can be implemented?

Active Directory Federation Services

· AD Federation Services

Rubric for Paper

Criteria Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Design and Accuracy 30 points Design choices are explained and are reasonable. Technical information is reasonably accurate. Any specific technical information is based on research/textbook as appropriate. Assumptions are identified/described. The overall design is “unified” (limited inconsistencies). Explanation of business/technical reasons for decisions provided 23 points Design choices are justified. Some technical information is missing. Assumptions are not clear. Design in not unified. 16 points Design choices are limited. Technical information is inappropriate. Limited evidence business or technical decisions 9 points Design choices are not justified. Technical information is misrepresented. Assumptions are not documented. Topic Coverage (Level of Detail) 20 points All of the topics are addressed to a reasonable depth. The paper includes a sufficient level of technical detail. Paper provides manpower/scheduling estimates 15 points Some topics are missing and/or not explained properly. Missing information on manpower estimates. 10 points Topics are present but not explained properly. Information in scheduling/manpower estimate is misrepresented. 5 points Most topics are not present. Chart for manpower and estimates is missing. Organization, Quality, Grammar and Spelling 20 points Submission is organized logically. Ideas are presented coherently. Writing style is appropriate. There are very few errors in grammar or spelling 15 points Paper has a couple misspellings and/or grammatical errors and/or is 1 or 2 pages outside the assigned length. 10 points Paper has several misspellings and/or grammatical errors and/or is approximately 3 pages outside the assigned length. 5 points Work has significant spelling errors and/or grammatical errors and/or is 4 or more pages outside the assigned length. Paper Requirements 16 points Formatting requirements met. Paper length requirements met. At least one diagram used. Title page provided 12 points Formatting is not proper but the length of the paper is met. Diagram is present. Title page provided. 8 points Formatting is met but paper does not have adequate length. Diagram is misrepresented. 4 points Formatting requirements are not met. Paper is does not meet length requirements. No diagram is present. Citation and Quotations 14 points Any external sources were cited/quoted. Citations and quotations used appropriately. APA format followed properly for citations. At least one non-textbook, non-LabSim, non-Wikipedia resource referenced 11 points Student presents information in logical sequence which reader can follow. There are at least 5 references, but they either lack variety or APA format is not followed. 7 points Reader has difficulty following paper because student jumps around. There are 3 or more references with perhaps some variety but APA format may not have been followed. 3 points Significant spelling errors, grammatical errors, and/or lack of organization make information very difficult to follow Overall Score Level 4 15 or more Level 3 11 or more Level 2 7 or more Level 1 0 or more