You will create a technical proposal for a Windows Server-based set of network services given the simplified RFP (Request for Proposal) provided below. The submission will be in a written format with a length of at least 1000 words (not counting diagrams, quoted passages, or other attachments) and with at least one diagram created by you. 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.

Proposal Requirements

Below are the requirements for the proposal itself. Details about the technical content that must be covered are in the RFPlater in this document.

Level of Detail for the Proposal

The proposal must leverage Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 for all of the components.

All of the topics listed below must be addressed. The solution must be a unified design.

The design should be detailed and specific. This is a technical proposal rather than a research paper.

All significant technical decisions should be explained - why was each decision made versus alternatives?

The proposal should focus on the technical aspects of the solution and the reasoning for those decisions. Any financial, scheduling, manpower or other similar content is allowed and optional, but it won't be counted towards the 1000-word minimum.

Even though it's not necessary to include financial content, decisions should still take into consideration that costs should be kept reasonable and that you should limit excessive waste. Please note that providing redundancy to support high availability is rarely considered wasteful.

The proposal must respond to the questions in the RFP.