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Quiz 1 Test ID: 257690964

Question #1 of 28 Question ID: 1448328

Which of the following are examples of SaaS? (Choose two.)

A) Google Compute Engine

B) Microsoft Azure

C) Salesforce

D) Google Apps
E) Amazon Web Services Elastic Beanstalk

Explanation

Google Apps and Salesforce are examples of Software as a Service (SaaS). With SaaS, the customer uses software
for a fee from a cloud provider. Google Apps and Salesforce run in the cloud and do not require software installed on
the client. Other examples of SaaS are web-based mail services, such as Hotmail or Yahoo Mail.

Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Service Elastic Beanstalk are example of Platform as a Service (PaaS). PaaS is a
cloud category that a customer uses to create their own applications and manage those applications.

Google Compute Engine is an example of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). IaaS is a cloud category that provides
customers with network infrastructure, physical computing resources, data partitioning, scaling, security, and backup.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

Digital Innovation at Speed and Cost > IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS Enter the Ecommerce Vernacular: What You Need to
Know, Examples & More

Question #2 of 28 Question ID: 1448325

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Your company plans to deploy a web application but does not want to install an operating system or web server, nor
manage system updates for the web server.

Which type of cloud service should the company implement?

A) FaaS

B) PaaS
C) SaaS

D) IaaS

Explanation

You would choose Platform as a service (PaaS). PaaS provides a company with an environment for developing,
running, debugging, testing, patching, and deploying software applications. PaaS allows you to quickly create an
application without having to worry about managing the underlying infrastructure. PaaS eliminates the need to install an
operating system, web server, server patches, or other infrastructure to create applications. PaaS creates a complete
deployment environment in the cloud that has tools to deliver simple cloud-based apps or sophisticated cloud-enabled
enterprise applications. The tools and resources are purchased from the service provider on a pay-as-you-go basis.

You would not choose Infrastructure as a service (IaaS). IaaS is a category of cloud computing services that is used by
many cloud providers. With IaaS, you pay for resources such as servers, virtual machines (VMs), storage, networks,
and operating systems from a cloud provider on a pay-as-you-go basis. These resources are provisioned and managed
over the Internet.

You would not choose Software as a service (SaaS). SaaS is software that is hosted in the cloud and managed by the
cloud provider for the customer. The customer can configure the software according to their needs. SaaS allows users
to connect to and use cloud-based apps over the Internet. Common examples are email, calendars, and office tools.
SaaS is typically licensed through a monthly or annual subscription. Microsoft Office 365 is an example of SaaS
software.

You would not choose Function as a service (FaaS). This type of service uses a service-hosted remote procedure call.
It uses serverless computing in the cloud to enable deployment of the functions that run-in response to events that
occur in the cloud.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

YouTube video > AZ900T01 M1L3 TypesofCloudServices Jan19

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Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is IaaS?

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is PaaS?

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is SaaS?

Question #3 of 28 Question ID: 1448330

Your company has a cloud-based application named MktTrends, which is used by the Marketing department. Which
type of cloud computing model would deliver exactly 3.76GB of memory to the MktTrends application to complete a
query task?

A) FaaS
B) Serverless computing
C) PaaS

D) IaaS

Explanation

Serverless computing is used to deliver exact units of resources when an application needs it, unlike other cloud
computing models where resources must be allocated ahead of time to be available when demanded. For example, if
you use IaaS, you might add 4 GB of RAM so that an application has enough memory for peak usage times. Serverless
computing allocates the exact amount that application needs, such as 3.76 GB, to complete the task.

All other options do not deliver the exact number of resources when the application needs it.

IaaS is a category of cloud computing services that is used by many cloud providers. With IaaS, you pay for resources
such as servers, virtual machines (VMs), storage, networks, and operating systems from a cloud provider on a pay-as-
you-go basis. These resources are provisioned and managed over the Internet.

Platform as a service (PaaS) provides a company with an environment for developing, running, debugging, testing,
patching, and deploying software applications. PaaS allows you to quickly create an application without having to worry
about managing the underlying infrastructure. PaaS eliminates the need to install an operating system, web server,
server patches, or other infrastructure to create applications. PaaS creates a complete deployment environment in the
cloud that has tools to deliver simple cloud-based apps or sophisticated cloud-enabled enterprise applications. The
tools and resources are purchased from the service provider on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Function as a service (FaaS) is a type of service that uses a service-hosted remote procedure call. FaaS is a platform
to run functions without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. FaaS lets the application logic created by
developers execute, but the code is executed in stateless compute instances of the cloud provider.

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Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

What’s the Difference Between Cloud Computing and Serverless? - NorthStack® Serverless Application Hosting

Azure > Overview > Serverless computing

Azure > Product Documentation > Functions > Overview > About Azure Functions > Introduction to Azure Functions

Serverless vs Function-as-a-Service (FaaS): What’s The Difference? – BMC Software | Blogs

Question #4 of 28 Question ID: 1448316

Your company hosts a website. Due to web traffic spikes that were caused by ads which typically ran for three days, the
company has over-purchased capacity in advance of running ads for the next month.

Which benefit of Azure Cloud Services supports cost management for this type of usage pattern?

A) high availability

B) elasticity
C) load balancing

D) high latency

Explanation

Elasticity in Azure could allow the website to scale rapidly, commensurate with demand, due to traffic spikes caused by
ads. Microsoft Azure could allocate resources when the spike occurs and deallocate the resources when the traffic
spike passes. The elasticity feature makes the capabilities of the cloud appear unlimited and can be allocated in any
quantity for any time length.

High latency would not be a feature that would be used in this scenario. Network latency is the time it takes for a packet
to traverse the network from the sender to the receiver. The issue in the scenario is a spike in traffic, not a delay in
traffic traversing the network.

Load balancing would not be a feature that would be used in this scenario. Load balancing distributes incoming network
traffic across a group of servers known as a server pool. Load balancing can increase performance by decreasing the
burden that is placed on a server. Load balancing is designed to increase reliability over time, but it would not be as
effective in this scenario as elasticity, which allocates resources on demand.

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High availability would not be a feature that would be used in this scenario. The high-availability feature allows groups
of computers to support applications with little or no downtime. High availability may not protect against spikes, but
elasticity can.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe the benefits of using cloud services

References:

Microsoft Azure > Blog > Cloud Strategy > Real World Example of Cloud Elasticity With Windows Azure

Wikipedia > Cloud computing > Public cloud

Question #5 of 28 Question ID: 1448318

Your company needs to increase or decrease resources for a workload. You need to provide additional resources to
service a workload or add additional capabilities to manage an increase in demand to the existing resource. The
provision of additional resources does not have to be done automatically.

Which cloud feature is needed in this scenario?

A) Agility
B) High availability

C) Fault tolerance

D) Elasticity
E) Economy of scale

F) Scalability

G) Disaster recovery

Explanation

You would choose scalability. This feature can increase (scale-up) or decrease (scale-down) resources that are
assigned to a workload. As demand increases, you can add additional resources or capabilities to manage the increase
in demand (known as scaling up). Scalability does not have to be done automatically.

You would not choose high availability. This feature allows services to run for extended periods, with very little
downtime, depending on the service.

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You would not choose elasticity. This feature increases or decreases resources as needed, but unlike scalability,
elasticity is done automatically. Elastic resources are based on the current needs and resources are added or removed
dynamically to meet those needs, from the most advantageous geographic location. A distinction between scalability
and elasticity is that elasticity is done automatically.

You would not choose agility. Agility is the ability to react quickly. Cloud services can allocate and deallocate resources
quickly. These are on-demand services that are provisioned in minutes. There is no manual intervention in provisioning
or deprovisioning services.

You would not choose fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is the ability to remain up and running in the event of a
component or service that is no longer functioning. Typically, redundancy is built into cloud services architecture so that
if one component fails, a backup component takes its place. This type of service is said to be tolerant of faults.

You would not choose disaster recovery. This feature allows you to recover from a cloud service outage caused by an
event. Cloud services disaster recovery can happen very quickly with automation, with resources being readily
available for use.

You would not choose economy of scale. The concept of economy of scale is the ability to do business cheaper and
more efficiently when operating on a larger scale, in comparison to operating on a smaller scale.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe the benefits of using cloud services

References:

Agility on Cloud - A Vital Part of Cloud Computing - Sysfore Blog

TutorialsPoint > Microsoft Azure - Scalability

Wiki > High Availability

IBM Knowledge Center > High availability versus fault tolerance

YouTube Video > AZ900T01 M1L1 CloudServices Jan19

Question #6 of 28 Question ID: 1448323

Your company has purchased an Azure subscription. The company plans to rent IT infrastructure servers, virtual
machines (VMs), storage, networks, and operating systems on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Which of the following types of cloud services does this describe?

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A) IaaS

B) SaaS
C) PaaS
D) FaaS

Explanation

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a category of cloud computing services that is used by many cloud providers. With
IaaS, you pay for resources such as servers, virtual machines (VMs), storage, networks, and operating systems from a
cloud provider on a pay-as-you-go basis. These resources are provisioned and managed over the Internet.

Platform as a service (PaaS) provides a company with an environment for developing, running, debugging, testing,
patching, and deploying software applications. PaaS allows you to quickly create an application without having to worry
about managing the underlying infrastructure. PaaS eliminates the need to install an operating system, web server,
server patches, or other infrastructure to create applications. PaaS creates a complete deployment environment in the
cloud that has tools to deliver simple cloud-based apps or sophisticated cloud-enabled enterprise applications. The
tools and resources are purchased from the service provider on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Software as a service (SaaS) is software that is hosted in the cloud and managed by the cloud provider for the
customer. The customer can configure the software according to their needs. SaaS allows users to connect to and use
cloud-based apps over the Internet. Common examples are email, calendars, and office tools. SaaS is typically
licensed through a monthly or annual subscription. Microsoft Office 365 is an example of SaaS software.

Function as a service (FaaS) uses a service-hosted remote procedure call. It uses serverless computing in the cloud to
enable deployment of the functions that run-in response to events that occur in the cloud.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

YouTube video > AZ900T01 M1L3 TypesofCloudServices Jan19

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is IaaS?

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is PaaS?

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is SaaS?

Azure > Cloud Adoption Framework > Strategy > Examples of fiscal outcomes

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Question #7 of 28 Question ID: 1452885

Which cloud service model is a collaborative effort in which infrastructure is shared between several organizations with
common concerns?

A) Public cloud

B) Community cloud
C) Hybrid cloud
D) Private cloud

Explanation

A community cloud is a cloud model that is a collaborative effort between multiple organizations that is managed and
secured commonly by the organizations participating in that community. Typically, a community cloud is used with
organizations that are working on joint projects or applications that require a cloud to manage and execute the projects
or applications regardless of the solution rented.

All other choices are incorrect.

A public cloud is owned, managed, and supported by the vendor alone. Examples of a public cloud are Amazon Web
Services, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Azure. A public cloud provides the following advantages:

Hardware and software are provided by the cloud provider so there is no need to purchase either.
The customer only pays for the services that they consume.
Scalability is almost unlimited because on-demand resources are available when you need it.
The reliability of the cloud is guaranteed and provides cost-effective reliability.

A private cloud has computing resources exclusively owned, managed, and used by a single organization. A private
cloud has the following advantages:

A private cloud is more secure than a public cloud because cloud resources are not shared with others.
Private clouds provide scalability and efficiency.

A hybrid cloud combines the best of a public cloud and a private cloud so you can take advantage of both. A hybrid
cloud has the following advantages:

You can take advantage of cloud bursting. With cloud bursting, if there is a spike in demand for an application or
resource, the organization goes to the public cloud to use additional computing resources.
You can use a hybrid cloud to ease transitioning to the cloud by phasing in workloads over stages.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

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Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

What is a Community Cloud? - Definition from Techopedia

Question #8 of 28 Question ID: 1448306

Your company needs to select the appropriate cloud model and category to deploy. Match the cloud model or category
with its appropriate description.

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Explanation

The cloud models and categories should be matched with the descriptions in the following manner:

Public cloud – Each organization shares the cloud service provider’s infrastructure with the other companies that
have subscribed to the cloud.
Private cloud – The organization deploys its own cloud infrastructure, usually behind a firewall.
Hybrid cloud – The organization’s deployment is split between resources deployed on the cloud service provider’s
infrastructure and resources deployed in its own cloud infrastructure.
Community cloud – A group of related organizations share infrastructure provided by the cloud service provider for
software and development tools that are designed to meet community needs.
SaaS (software as a service) – The cloud service provider hosts the applications on the cloud servers.
IaaS (infrastructure as a service) – The cloud service provider maintains all the hardware required for the cloud.
PaaS (platform as a service) – The organization hosts the deployment platform, including the operating system and
application services.
NaaS (network as a service) – The cloud service provider provides network services over the Internet.
DSaaS (data science as a service) – The cloud service provider hosts analytics resources for data-driven
applications

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

The Different Types of Cloud Computing and How They Differ

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Question #9 of 28 Question ID: 1448310

You have been tasked to investigate the types of models for the cloud. Which cloud model is totally owned by the cloud
service provider?

A) Hybrid cloud
B) None of these options
C) Private cloud

D) Public cloud

Explanation

A public cloud is owned by the cloud services provider (also referred to as the hosting provider). It serves multiple
organizations and users who typically connect to the cloud service via the Internet or over a secure network connection.

A private cloud is owned and managed by the organizations that are served by the cloud itself. A cloud environment is
created in their own datacenter, which provides self-service access to resources to their own users.

A hybrid cloud is a combination of both public and private models, allowing applications to be run in one or other
location.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

YouTube video > AZ900T01 M1L2 CloudModels Jan19

TechTarget > Private cloud (internal cloud or corporate cloud)

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is a hybrid cloud?

Question #10 of 28 Question ID: 1468034

Your company is planning on developing new software applications, deploying new virtual machines, and implementing
Microsoft 365. Your company plans on using the Platform as a Service (PaaS) model.

Which of the following are advantages in a PaaS model? (Choose three.)

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A) Users can customize vendor’s development tools

B) This is the most flexible cloud model.

C) Users have no Capital Expenditure or Expenses (CapEx).

D) Users do not need to configure servers for running applications.

Explanation

The following are advantages in a PaaS model:

Users have no capital expenditure or expenses (CapEx).

Users do not need to configure servers for running applications (agility).
Users can customize the vendor’s development tools.

Platform as a Service (PaaS) provides a company with an environment for developing, running, debugging, testing,
patching, and deploying software applications. PaaS allows you to quickly create an application without having to worry
about managing the underlying infrastructure. PaaS eliminates the need to install an operating system, web server,
server patches, or other infrastructure to create applications. PaaS creates a complete deployment environment in the
cloud that has tools to deliver simple cloud-based apps or sophisticated cloud-enabled enterprise applications.

Platform as a Service provides some additional benefits:

No CapEx, no upfront costs

Extra agility. No need to configure servers for running applications.
Vendor provided development tools can be customized by the user according to their needs. They can choose to
have the vendor maintain or they can maintain the software themselves.
Consumption-based model (OpEx). The organization pays only for what it uses.
Less hardware and software skills needed. Hardware, operating systems, and some software maintenance skills
(e.g., web server) not needed, cloud provider will take care of it.
Enhanced general cloud benefits. You can rely on the skills and expertise of the cloud provider to ensure workloads
are made secure and highly available. In addition, you can gain access to more development tools and toolsets that
can be applied across an application's lifecycle.
Productivity. You can focus on application development while platform management is handled by the cloud
provider. Working with distributed teams is easier, as the platform is accessed over the Internet and can be made
globally available.

Platform as a Service has platform limitations. You do not have full hardware control over the hardware the vendor has
chosen, so there may be some limitations, and therefore is NOT the most flexible cloud model. After carefully analyzing
a specific workload, you will be able to determine if the PaaS model is a fit for it.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a category of cloud computing services that is used by many cloud providers. With
IaaS, you pay for resources such as servers, virtual machines (VMs), storage, networks, and operating systems from a
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used when you need complete control over the hardware that runs your application, but instead of buying hardware you
rent it remotely and do not need to maintain it.

Advantages of IaaS include:

No CapEx, no upfront costs

Agility. You can provision and deprovision apps quickly and whenever needed.
Consumption-based model (OpEx). The organization only pays for what it uses.
Hardware maintenance skills not needed; the cloud provider will take care of it.
General cloud benefits. You can rely on the skills and expertise of the cloud provider to ensure workloads are made
secure and highly available.
Flexibility. With IaaS, you keep control at the hardware level. You can pick and choose what type of hardware and
what operating system will run on the virtual servers.

Management and the shared responsibility model are the main disadvantage of IaaS. You manage and maintain the
services that the cloud provider has provisioned, and the cloud provider manages and maintains the cloud
infrastructure.

With SaaS, software is centrally hosted and managed for the end customer. It is based on an architecture where one
version (or a limited number of versions) of the application is used for all customers and licensed through a
subscription. With SaaS there are some additional benefits.

Advantages of SaaS include:

No CapEx, no upfront costs

Enhanced agility. You can provide staff with access to the latest software quickly and easily.
Pay-as-you-go pricing. You pay for the software you use on a subscription basis, regardless of effective software
use.
Flexibility. Users can access the same application data from any location and device.

The main disadvantage of SaaS are software limitations because you do not have full hardware and software platform
control. The software may not be able take advantage of faster hardware or may not be compatible with updated
browsers. After carefully analyzing a specific workload, you will be able to determine if the SaaS model is a fit for you.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

YouTube video > AZ900T01 M1L3 TypesofCloudServices Jan19

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is IaaS?

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Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is PaaS?

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is SaaS?

Question #11 of 28 Question ID: 1448320

Your company has to react quickly when cloud services have to rapidly allocate and deallocate resources. These
resources need to be provided on demand via self-service so that vast amounts of computing resources can be
provisioned in minutes. There will be no manual intervention in provisioning or deprovisioning services. Which cloud
feature is needed in this scenario?

A) Scalability

B) Disaster recovery

C) Economy of scale
D) Agility

E) Elasticity

F) Fault tolerance
G) High availability

Explanation

You would choose agility. Agility is the ability to react quickly. Cloud services can allocate and deallocate resources
quickly. These are on-demand services that are provisioned in minutes. There is no manual intervention in provisioning
or deprovisioning services.

You would not choose elasticity. This feature increases or decreases resources as needed, but unlike scalability,
elasticity is done automatically. Elastic resources are based on the current needs and resources are added or removed
dynamically to meet those needs, from the most advantageous geographic location. A distinction between scalability
and elasticity is that elasticity is done automatically.

You would not choose high availability. This feature allows services to run for extended periods, with very little
downtime, depending on the service.

You would not choose scalability. This feature can increase (scale-up) or decrease (scale-down) resources that are
assigned to a workload. As demand increases, you can add additional resources or capabilities to manage the increase
in demand (known as scaling up). Scalability does not have to be done automatically.

You would not choose fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is the ability to remain up and running in the event of a
component or service that is no longer functioning. Typically, redundancy is built into cloud services architecture so that
if one component fails, a backup component takes its place. This type of service is said to be tolerant of faults.

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You would not choose disaster recovery. This feature allows you to recover from a cloud service outage caused by an
event. Cloud services disaster recovery can happen very quickly with automation, with resources being readily
available for use.

You would not choose economy of scale. The concept of economy of scale is the ability to do business cheaper and
more efficiently when operating on a larger scale, in comparison to operating on a smaller scale.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe the benefits of using cloud services

References:

Techopedia > Cloud Elasticity

Sysfore Blog > Agility on Cloud – A Vital Part of Cloud Computing

TutorialsPoint > Microsoft Azure - Scalability

Wiki > High Availability

IBM Knowledge Center > High availability versus fault tolerance

YouTube Video > AZ900T01 M1L1 CloudServices Jan19

Question #12 of 28 Question ID: 1448324

You are migrating a custom web application to Azure. You are responsible for managing the application tools and
scaling the infrastructure beneath your application. You want to use Azure App Services to get a granular insight of
performance monitoring.

What should you include in the recommendation?

A) Database as a service (DBaaS)

B) Platform as a service (PaaS)

C) Software as a service (SaaS)

D) Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Explanation

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You should choose Platform as a service (PaaS). PaaS creates a development environment that includes the operating
systems and application services. A company can use PaaS as a development environment for a given application
without having to maintain the deployment platform. With Azure, you can use App Service to get tools such as
Application Insights to get a granular insight of performance monitoring.

Software as a service (SaaS) allows fully functional applications provided by a third party. Typically, the software is
available via subscription or pay-as-you-go. In this scenario, you are not placing the responsibility of changing or
updating the application onto someone else, you are placing only the responsibility of managing the application
infrastructure and scaling the infrastructure onto someone else.

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) allows you to have pay-as-you-go services for storage, networking, and virtualization,
but not application tools.

Database as a service (DBaaS) allows you to have access to a database without the need for installing software or
physical hardware. The scenario has to do with migrating an application, not a database.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

Moving your App to Azure PaaS: How to choose between PaaS and IaaS

Question #13 of 28 Question ID: 1448314

You are considering moving several of your network services to the cloud. You are evaluating a private, public, and
hybrid cloud.

Match the advantage to the proper cloud implementation.

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Explanation

You should choose the following:

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A public cloud, such as Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure, provides the following advantages:

Hardware and software are provided by the cloud provider, so there is no need to purchase either.
The customer only pays for the services that they consume.
Scalability is almost unlimited because on-demand resources are available when you need it.
The reliability of the cloud is guaranteed and provides cost-effective reliability.

A private cloud has computing resources exclusively used by a single organization. A private cloud has the following
advantages:

A private cloud is more secure than a public cloud because cloud resources are not shared with others.
Private clouds provide scalability and efficiency.
Scalability is available in a private cloud and is as efficient as a public cloud.

A hybrid cloud combines the best of a public cloud and a private cloud so you can take advantage of both. A hybrid
cloud has the following advantages:

You can take advantage of cloud bursting. With cloud bursting, if there is a spike in demand for an application or
resource, the organization goes to the public cloud to use additional computing resources.
You can use a hybrid cloud to ease transitioning to the cloud by phasing in workloads over stages.
A hybrid cloud has the ability to scale to the public cloud.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

Microsoft Azure > What are public, private, and hybrid clouds?

Question #14 of 28 Question ID: 1452886

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Your company has the need to keep services up and running, with very little downtime, depending on the service.
Which cloud feature is needed in this scenario?

A) Scalability
B) Fault tolerance

C) High availability

D) Economy of scale
E) Elasticity

F) Agility

G) Disaster recovery

Explanation

You would choose high availability. This feature allows services to run for extended periods, with very little downtime,
depending on the service.

You would not choose scalability. This feature can increase (scale-up) or decrease (scale-down) resources that are
assigned to a workload. As demand increases, you can add additional resources or capabilities to manage the increase
in demand (known as scaling up). Scalability does not have to be done automatically.

You would not choose elasticity. This feature increases or decreases resources as needed, but unlike scalability,
elasticity is done automatically. Elastic resources are based on the current needs and resources are added or removed
dynamically to meet those needs, from the most advantageous geographic location. A distinction between scalability
and elasticity is that elasticity is done automatically.

You would not choose agility. Agility is the ability to react quickly. Cloud services can allocate and deallocate resources
quickly. These are on-demand services that are provisioned in minutes. There is no manual intervention in provisioning
or deprovisioning services. Agility does not allow you to have high availability or redundancy.

You would not choose fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is the ability to remain up and running in the event of a
component or service that is no longer functioning. Typically, redundancy is built into cloud services architecture so that
if one component fails, a backup component takes its place. This type of service is said to be tolerant of faults.

You would not choose disaster recovery. This feature allows you to recover from a cloud service outage caused by an
event. Cloud services disaster recovery can happen very quickly with automation, with resources being readily
available for use.

You would not choose economy of scale. The concept of economy of scale is the ability to do business cheaper and
more efficiently when operating on a larger scale, in comparison to operating on a smaller scale.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

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Sub-Objective:
Describe the benefits of using cloud services

References:

Sysfore Blog > Agility on Cloud – A Vital Part of Cloud Computing

TutorialsPoint > Microsoft Azure - Scalability

Wiki > High Availability

IBM Knowledge Center > High availability versus fault tolerance

YouTube Video > AZ900T01 M1L1 CloudServices Jan19

Question #15 of 28 Question ID: 1468033

Match the descriptions on the left with the cloud deployments on the right.

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Explanation

The cloud deployments should be matched with the descriptions in the following manner:

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Allows organizations to deploy Web servers, databases, and development tools in a
cloud
Software as a Service (SaaS) - Allows organizations to run applications in a cloud
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Allows organizations to deploy virtual machines, servers, and storage in a cloud

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

Cloud computing

Question #16 of 28 Question ID: 1448315

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Your company has purchased a subscription to Microsoft Azure. Microsoft Azure uses a consumption-based model.
Which of the following are benefits of the consumption-based model? (Choose three.)

A) No upfront cost.

B) No need to purchase and manage infrastructure.

C) Resources that are purchased but not used are credited back.
D) Pay for additional resources if and when needed.

Explanation

Cloud service providers such as Microsoft Azure operate on a consumption-based model. With Azure’s pay-as-you-go
pricing, the consumer only pays for the resources that they use.

Some of the benefits of the consumption-based model are:

No upfront costs
No need to purchase and manage infrastructure that may or may not be fully used
Pay for additional resources if and when needed.

With a consumption-based model, you do not have to purchase services that you do not need or may not use. Since
the consumption-based model is on a pay-as-you-go basis, there is no need to issue credit for resources not used.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

Azure > Cloud Adoption Framework > Strategy > Examples of fiscal outcomes

TechTarget > Consumption-based pricing model

Question #17 of 28 Question ID: 1448321

Your company has noticed that storage costs have decreased significantly over the past few years due to cloud
providers’ ability to purchase larger amounts of storage at significant discounts. These savings have allowed your
company to purchase additional cloud resources.

Which cloud feature is represented in this scenario?

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A) High availability

B) Scalability
C) Economy of scale

D) Agility

E) Disaster recovery
F) Elasticity

G) Fault tolerance

Explanation

You would choose economy of scale. The concept of economy of scale is the ability to do business cheaper and more
efficiently when operating on a larger scale, in comparison to operating on a smaller scale.

You would not choose agility. Agility is the ability to react quickly. Cloud services can allocate and deallocate resources
quickly. These are on-demand services that are provisioned in minutes. There is no manual intervention in provisioning
or deprovisioning services.

You would not choose elasticity. This feature increases or decreases resources as needed, but unlike scalability,
elasticity is done automatically. Elastic resources are based on the current needs and resources are added or removed
dynamically to meet those needs, from the most advantageous geographic location. A distinction between scalability
and elasticity is that elasticity is done automatically.

You would not choose high availability. This feature allows services to run for extended periods, with very little
downtime, depending on the service.

You would not choose scalability. This feature can increase (scale-up) or decrease (scale-down) resources that are
assigned to a workload. As demand increases, you can add additional resources or capabilities to manage the increase
in demand (known as scaling up). Scalability does not have to be done automatically.

You would not choose fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is the ability to remain up and running in the event of a
component or service that is no longer functioning. Typically, redundancy is built into cloud services architecture so that
if one component fails, a backup component takes its place. This type of service is said to be tolerant of faults.

You would not choose disaster recovery. This feature allows you to recover from a cloud service outage caused by an
event. Cloud services disaster recovery can happen very quickly with automation, with resources being readily
available for use.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe the benefits of using cloud services

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References:

Wiki > Economy of Scale

Techopedia > Cloud Elasticity

Sysfore Blog > Agility on Cloud – A Vital Part of Cloud Computing

TutorialsPoint > Microsoft Azure - Scalability

Wiki > High Availability

IBM Knowledge Center > High availability versus fault tolerance

YouTube Video > AZ900T01 M1L1 CloudServices Jan19

Question #18 of 28 Question ID: 1448322

You were tasked with choosing the most appropriate cloud deployment solution for an enterprise workforce that
consists mainly of remote employees. You chose an IaaS solution. What is the MOST likely business purpose for your
cloud solution?

A) To deploy Azure virtual machines to the company’s employees

B) To supply on-demand development, testing, delivery, and management of

software applications
C) To provide a turnkey solution for email in the cloud

D) To ensure applications used by employees are updated as quickly as possible

Explanation

Regardless of the type of VMs you are deploying to the environment, it will only require the basic services provided by
the Infrastructure as a Service ( IaaS) model. An IaaS solution typically provides these components for customer use:

VMs
Bare metal servers
Load balancers
Networking services

With this model, the provider manages the infrastructure, and the client installs and maintains all operating systems,
middleware, and applications.

The cloud computing model that supplies an on-demand environment for developing, testing, delivering, and managing
software applications is Platform as a Service (PaaS). This provides a complete software development environment,
adding middleware elements to the components provided by IaaS.

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The cloud computing model that provides a turn-key solution for email in the cloud and ensures the quickest application
updates possible is Software as a Service (SaaS). This model lets clients use cloud-based apps over the Internet while
the vendor handles all infrastructure, including updates to the applications.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

Azure > Overview > What is IaaS?

Azure > Overview > What is PaaS?

Azure > Overview > What is SaaS?

Azure > Services > Virtual Machines

The three service models of Cloud Computing

Question #19 of 28 Question ID: 1448331

Match the cloud type with the correct definition.

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Explanation

IaaS is a cloud category that provides customers with network infrastructure, physical computing resources, data
partitioning, scaling, security, and backup.

PaaS is a cloud category that a customer uses to create their own applications and manage those applications without
having to maintain the infrastructure to develop the applications.

With SaaS, the customer uses software for a fee from a cloud provider. Typically, with SaaS, the software is stored in a
central location and customers access the software on a subscription basis.

Data Science as a Service (DSaaS) outsources the delivery of data that is gathered via progressive analytics
applications. The data gathered via DSaaS is used to provide analysis against existing data. The analysis can be used
for data science purposes, such as what type of customer would buy your product, how your product rates against your
rivals, and other analytical issues.

Network as a Service (NaaS) outsources services for network transport connectivity, such as routers and subnets.

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Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

Data Science as a Service (DSaaS) : Analyzing Data Better

Question #20 of 28 Question ID: 1508691

You are a system administrator for your Verigon Corporation. Your organization has on-premises setup and planning to
move from on-premises to Azure environment. You have been tasked to compare the cloud pricing models and come
up with the best approach or model that suits the organization requirements and best cost model.

You have approached Microsoft to help understand the cloud pricing models.

Which of the two statements are TRUE regarding the cloud pricing models?

Drag the statement to the appropriate category.

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Explanation

You should choose the following:

True /
Statement
False
Cloud computing offers services over the internet by using the pay-as-you-go pricing model. True
Using cloud computing, operating costs are controlled by the cloud service provider, and you don’t have
False
control over it.
The fixed price cloud pricing model is also known as the pay-as-you-go rate. False
Using a consumption-based cloud pricing model, you are charged for only what you use. True
The consumption-based cloud pricing model is very efficient for the high utilization of resources to gauge
False
baseline costs.
Cloud computing offers services over the internet by using the pay-as-you-go pricing model. Operating costs are
controlled by the organizations when using cloud computing. Microsoft helps you understand how you can control
operating costs.

There are a couple of common pricing options for Azure services:

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1. Consumption-based pricing model – Using this model, you are charged for the services and duration you are using
it. This model is also known as the Pay-As-You-Go rate model.

1. Fixed price pricing model – You are charged for instances you have procured. Whether you use the instances or
not, you must pay the fixed price.

In scenarios where consumption is consistently high, the consumption-based pricing model is less efficient for gauging
baseline costs than the fixed price pricing model.

You should consider two types of expenses when comparing the IT infrastructure models.

CapEx (Capital Expenditure) is a one-time expenditure to buy a company’s tangible assets, such as building the
data center
OpEx (Operating Expenditure) is ongoing expenses incurred on services and products over time

The consumption-based model has several benefits:

No direct or up-front costs.

You do not have to buy and manage costly on-premises infrastructure.
You can pay for more resources when they are required.
You can stop paying for resources when they are not needed.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

Describe the consumption-based model - Training | Microsoft Learn

Consumption and fixed cost models - Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework | Microsoft Learn

Break down Azure VM pricing models and discounts | TechTarget

Question #21 of 28 Question ID: 1448329

You need to coordinate services with your cloud provider. You need to create a proposal for a budget for cloud services.
You must indicate which responsibilities belong to the cloud provider and which belong to your organization. Which of
the following responsibilities are shared by the customer, not the cloud provider?

Move the appropriate responsibility to appropriate category.

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Explanation

You should choose the following:

The accountability and classification of data is the responsibility of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and on-premises. The service
provider is responsible for the data and when it is available. A service provider has a service level agreement (SLA) that
guarantees when the data is available. A service provider is not responsible for determining which data of yours is
important. A customer’s company may classify its own data and is responsible for determining which data is important.

End-point protection is the responsibility of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and on-premises organizations. All connections from
clients to on-premises servers or cloud-based servers must be secured.

Application-level controls for the customer are solely responsible for on-premises and IaaS and partially shared
between the PaaS shared provider. Application-level controls are not the responsibility of the customer for SaaS.
Application-level controls are the sole responsibility of the service provider since the vendor provides the software in a
SaaS cloud and thus provides the controls.

Host infrastructure is the responsibility of both the customer and service provider in an IaaS. The IaaS service provider
provides the VMs, routers, gateways, and other infrastructure, but the customer decides which resources to allocate.
Host infrastructure is the sole responsibility of the provider with a PaaS and SaaS. The customer does not have control
over the infrastructure with a PaaS or SaaS.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

Shared responsibility in the cloud - Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Docs

Shared Responsibility for Cloud Computing-2019-10-25.pdf (microsoft.com)

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Question #22 of 28 Question ID: 1448311

Which of the following would most likely use a private cloud? (Choose two.)

A) Mid- to large-sized bank

B) Mid-sized beverage distributor

C) Local municipal government

D) Large manufacturer of engines

Explanation

Of the choices listed, a municipal government or mid- to large-sized bank would be the most likely candidates for using
a private cloud. A private cloud has computing resources exclusively used by a single organization. A private cloud has
the following advantages:

Private clouds provide scalability and efficiency.

Private clouds are more secure than a public cloud because cloud resources are not shared with others.

Since both a financial institution and a municipal government would need more control over resources than a
manufacturer or a distributor, a private cloud would be a better choice than a public cloud.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

Microsoft Azure > What are public, private, and hybrid clouds?

Question #23 of 28 Question ID: 1448312

Which cloud service model will allow an organization to use resources outside of its cloud if there is a spike in demand
for an application or resource?

A) Hybrid cloud

B) Private cloud

C) Community cloud
D) Public cloud

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Explanation

A hybrid cloud combines the best of a public cloud and a private cloud so you can take advantage of both. A hybrid
cloud has the following advantages:

You can take advantage of cloud bursting. With cloud bursting, if there is a spike in demand for an application or
resource, the organization goes to the public cloud to use additional computing resources.
You can use a hybrid cloud to ease transitioning to the cloud by phasing in workloads over stages.

All the other choices are incorrect.

A community cloud is a cloud model that is a collaborative effort between multiple organizations that is managed and
secured commonly by the organizations participating in that community. Typically, a community cloud is used with
organizations that are working on joint projects or applications that require a cloud to manage and execute the projects
or applications regardless of the solution rented.

A public cloud is owned, managed, and supported by the vendor alone. Examples of public clouds are Amazon Web
Services, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Azure. A public cloud provides the following advantages:

Hardware and software are provided by the cloud provider so there is no need to purchase either.
The customer only pays for the services that they consume.
Scalability is almost unlimited because on-demand resources are available when you need it.
The reliability of the cloud is guaranteed and provides cost-effective reliability.

A private cloud has computing resources exclusively owned, managed, and used by a single organization. A private
cloud has the following advantages:

A private cloud is more secure than a public cloud because cloud resources are not shared with others.
Private clouds provide scalability and efficiency.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

Microsoft Azure > What are public, private, and hybrid clouds?

Question #24 of 28 Question ID: 1452884

When using a cloud provider, which of the following aspects are the responsibility of the customer organization to
secure?

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A) Hardware infrastructure

B) Physical sites

C) Cloud networking

D) Firewall configurations

Explanation

When utilizing a cloud provider within your organization, it is still your responsibility to provide secure firewall
configurations. It is up to the customer to create a secure firewall configuration for their data, whether that is using a
virtual firewall appliance from the cloud provider, or a firewall installed on-premises.

Cloud providers typically offer up the hardware infrastructure, the cloud networking resources, and the physical sites to
store your data. Those resources are secured by the cloud provider. However, the customer may need to define for the
cloud providers any special security measures that they need to take.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

Moving to the Cloud: Do I still need a firewall?

Question #25 of 28 Question ID: 1448327

Your company has a Microsoft 365 subscription. The company has over 100 users that will use Microsoft 365. This is
an example of which of the following types of cloud services?

A) IaaS

B) PaaS

C) FaaS

D) SaaS

Explanation

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You would choose Software as a service (SaaS). SaaS is software that is hosted in the cloud and managed by the
cloud provider for the customer. The customer can configure the software according to their needs. SaaS allows users
to connect to and use cloud-based apps over the Internet. Common examples are email, calendars, and office tools.
SaaS is typically licensed through a monthly or annual subscription. Microsoft Office 365 is an example of SaaS
software.

You would not choose Infrastructure as a service (IaaS). IaaS is a category of cloud computing services that is used by
many cloud providers. With IaaS, you pay for resources such as servers, virtual machines (VMs), storage, networks,
and operating systems from a cloud provider on a pay-as-you-go basis. These resources are provisioned and managed
over the Internet.

You would not choose Platform as a service (PaaS). PaaS provides a company with an environment for developing,
running, debugging, testing, patching, and deploying software applications. PaaS allows you to quickly create an
application without having to worry about managing the underlying infrastructure. PaaS eliminates the need to install an
operating system, web server, server patches, or other infrastructure to create applications. PaaS creates a complete
deployment environment in the cloud that has tools to deliver simple cloud-based apps or sophisticated cloud-enabled
enterprise applications. The tools and resources are purchased from the service provider on a pay-as-you-go basis.

You would not choose Function as a service (FaaS). This type of service uses a service-hosted remote procedure call.
It uses serverless computing in the cloud to enable deployment of the functions that run-in response to events that
occur in the cloud.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud service types

References:

YouTube video > AZ900T01 M1L3 TypesofCloudServices Jan19

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is IaaS?

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is PaaS?

Microsoft Azure > Overview > What is SaaS?

Question #26 of 28 Question ID: 1448319

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Your company needs to automatically or dynamically increase or decrease resources as needed. Resources need to be
added or removed automatically to meet future needs, and from the most advantageous geographic location in the
cloud. Which cloud feature is needed in this scenario?

A) Elasticity

B) Disaster recovery

C) Scalability
D) High availability

E) Economy of scale

F) Agility

G) Fault tolerance

Explanation

You would choose elasticity. This feature increases or decreases resources as needed, but unlike scalability, elasticity
is done automatically. Elastic resources are based on the current needs and resources are added or removed
dynamically to meet those needs, from the most advantageous geographic location. A distinction between scalability
and elasticity is that elasticity is done automatically.

You would not choose high availability. This feature allows services to run for extended periods, with very little
downtime, depending on the service.

You would not choose scalability. This feature can increase (scale-up) or decrease (scale-down) resources that are
assigned to a workload. As demand increases, you can add additional resources or capabilities to manage the increase
in demand (known as scaling up). Scalability does not have to be done automatically.

You would not choose agility. Agility is the ability to react quickly. Cloud services can allocate and deallocate resources
quickly. These are on-demand services that are provisioned in minutes. There is no manual intervention in provisioning
or deprovisioning services.

You would not choose fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is the ability to remain up and running in the event of a
component or service that is no longer functioning. Typically, redundancy is built into cloud services architecture so that
if one component fails, a backup component takes its place. This type of service is said to be tolerant of faults.

You would not choose disaster recovery. This feature allows you to recover from a cloud service outage caused by an
event. Cloud services disaster recovery can happen very quickly with automation, with resources being readily
available for use.

You would not choose economy of scale. The concept of economy of scale is the ability to do business cheaper and
more efficiently when operating on a larger scale, in comparison to operating on a smaller scale.

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Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe the benefits of using cloud services

References:

Agility on Cloud - A Vital Part of Cloud Computing - Sysfore Blog

TutorialsPoint > Microsoft Azure - Scalability

Wiki > High Availability

IBM Knowledge Center > High availability versus fault tolerance

YouTube Video > AZ900T01 M1L1 CloudServices Jan19

Question #27 of 28 Question ID: 1448308

You need to propose a budget for cloud services, including selecting the correct cloud service model (PaaS, IaaS, or
SaaS). To help coordinate services, you must understand which responsibilities belong to each type of cloud provider
and which would belong to your organization.

In each service scenario, which areas are the responsibility of the service provider? Move the appropriate responsibility
to the appropriate category.

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Explanation

You should choose the following:

Network controls are the responsibilities of the SaaS and PaaS vendors. The customer has no responsibility for
network controls in a SaaS. However, they have some control over network controls in a PaaS. The customer has full
responsibility of network controls for an IaaS since the customer can allocate resources such as routers, virtual
networks, and gateways in an IaaS.

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Identity and access management is a shared responsibility between the vendor and the customer in a SaaS and PaaS.
These vendors decide what type of access that the customer has to its software in a SaaS and platform in a PaaS and
the customer can decide which users in their subscription can have access to the SaaS or PaaS.

Physical security is the sole responsibility of the customer in an on-premises environment. Ensuring that the physical
datacenter that houses the computing resources are secure is the cloud vendor’s responsibility with a SaaS, PaaS, or
IaaS environment.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

Shared responsibility in the cloud - Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Docs

Shared Responsibility for Cloud Computing-2019-10-25.pdf (microsoft.com)

Question #28 of 28 Question ID: 1448309

Which of the following are characteristics of a public cloud? Choose three.

A) Services are always free

B) Only one tenant is supported

C) Provider manages the network and virtualization software

D) Virtually unlimited storage

E) Resource pooling

Explanation

The following are characteristics of a public cloud:

Virtually unlimited storage

Resource pooling
Provider manages the network and virtualization software

In a public cloud, you can pay for the storage level that you want. You can have almost unlimited storage.

In a public cloud, there is no dedicated hardware. The computing resources in the infrastructure provided by the
provider are pooled together to server multiple customers.

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In a public cloud, the provider manages the network and virtualization software. The customer pays for the virtual
machines and virtual networks that are provisioned, but the underlying structure is managed by the provider.

In a public cloud, services are sometimes free, but generally have metered pricing. You pay for the services that you
want when you want.

A public cloud may support multiple tenants.

Objective:
Describe cloud concepts

Sub-Objective:
Describe cloud computing

References:

What is public cloud? (redhat.com)

Wikipedia > Cloud computing > Public cloud

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