1.2.1 Differentiate cloud and on-premises architecture

Question 1

Cloud vs On-prem?

Answer 1

Cloud is fully managed by MS
On-prem is deployed locally within a customer’s data center

Question 2

SaaS?

Answer 2

Software as a Service

Question 3

Cloud benefits?

Answer 3

Easily scalable
Allows to stay current in a consistent manner
Allows continuous updates of the application
Aims to lower upgrade costs
Access to latest capabilities
Improve performance
Better support experience

Question 4

Why use on-prem?

Answer 4

Consideration of the org. preferences to meet regulatory and compliance needs of the business