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A global shipping company hosts its core inventory database in a local datacenter to comply with strict national data sovereignty laws. The company deploys a web-based portal on Microsoft Azure to allow international partners to query real-time shipping status. The portal securely retrieves data from the local database. Which cloud deployment model is described in this scenario?

  1. A
    A public cloud
  2. A hybrid cloudAnswer
  3. C
    A private cloud
  4. D
    A multi-cloud environment

Answer

A hybrid cloud
The correct answer is a hybrid cloud because the organization is combining its private on-premises infrastructure (the local datacenter hosting the inventory database) with a public cloud provider (Microsoft Azure hosting the web portal) to work together as a single connected system.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the hosting locations of the resources described in the scenario.
The core inventory database is hosted in a local datacenter (on-premises/private infrastructure), and the web-based portal is hosted on Microsoft Azure (public cloud).
Understanding where resources reside is the first step in identifying the deployment model.
2
Analyze how these two hosting environments interact.
The web-based portal on Azure securely connects to and retrieves data from the local database on-premises.
Determining the connection and data flow between private and public environments distinguishes hybrid setups from isolated deployments.
3
Select the cloud model that represents this combined and connected configuration.
A hybrid cloud model is the correct classification for an architecture that integrates on-premises infrastructure with public cloud services.
This matches the definition of a hybrid cloud, which allows data and apps to be shared between private and public cloud environments.

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Cloud Models (Public, Private, Hybrid, Multi-cloud)
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