Cloud Deployment Models

Question 1

What are Cloud Deployment Models?

Answer 1

Defines where your data is stored, how customers interact with it and where applications run.

Question 2

What is the Public Cloud?

Answer 2

• Most Common deployment model
• no local hardware to manage
• Share resources with other cloud users

Question 3

What are the Advantages of public cloud?

Answer 3

• High Scalability/ agility
• Pay-as-you-go pricing
• Not responsible for hardware maintance or update
• Miminal technical knowledge

Question 4

What are the disadavantages of the public cloud?

Answer 4

Specific security requirements that cannot be met by using public cloud
Government policies, industry standards, or legal requirements which public clouds cannot meet

Question 5

What is the private cloud?

Answer 5

• Cloud environment in your own datacenter
• A simulation of a public cloud to users, but you remain completely responsible for the purchase and maintenance of the hardware and software services you provide.

Question 6

What are the advantages of private cloud?

Answer 6

Ensure the configuration can support any scenario or legacy application
Control (and responsibility) over security
Meet strict security, compliance, or legal requirements

Question 7

What are the disadvantages of the private cloud

Answer 7

• Initial capital expendeture costs
• Must purchase the hardware for startup and maintenance

Question 8

What is Hybrid cloud?

Answer 8

• Combines public and private clouds

Question 9

What are the advantages of hybrid cloud?

Answer 9

• Keep any systems running and accessible that use out-of-date hardware or an out-of-date operating system
• Have flexibility with what you run locally versus in the cloud
• Use your own equipment to meet security, compliance, or legacy scenarios where you need to completely control the environment

Question 10

What are disadvantages of Hybrid cloud?

Answer 10

• More expensive than selecting one deployment model since it involves some capital expendature cost up front
• More complicated to set up and manage