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CPA · Question 49 · Area I: Information Systems
Which of the following is a primary benefit of using a 'Hybrid Cloud' deployment model?
Which of the following is a primary benefit of using a 'Hybrid Cloud' deployment model?
Answer options:
A.
It is always cheaper than public cloud.
B.
It allows keeping sensitive data on-premise while bursting non-sensitive workloads to the public cloud.
C.
It eliminates the need for internet connectivity.
D.
It removes the shared responsibility model.
How to approach this question
Hybrid = Mix of Public and Private. Why mix? Best of both worlds (Control + Scale).
Full Answer
B.It allows keeping sensitive data on-premise while bursting non-sensitive workloads to the public cloud.✓ Correct
Hybrid cloud offers flexibility. Organizations can maintain strict control over sensitive data in their private infrastructure (compliance/security) while utilizing the vast scalability of public cloud for web traffic or computation.
Common mistakes
Thinking Hybrid means using AWS and Azure (that's Multi-cloud). Hybrid is On-prem + Cloud.
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