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Multi-cloud and Hybrid Solutions Flashcards

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Q: What is a hybrid cloud?

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A: A computing environment that integrates on-premises infrastructure, private cloud, and public cloud resources, enabling seamless interaction.

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Q: What is multi-cloud?

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A: The use of cloud services from multiple providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) to meet specific business or technical requirements.

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Q: What is AWS Outposts?

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A: A fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, services, and APIs to on-premises environments.

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Q: What is AWS Direct Connect?

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A: A dedicated, private network connection between your on-premises environment and AWS, offering high bandwidth and low latency.

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Q: What is VMware Cloud on AWS?

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A: A hybrid cloud service that allows customers to run VMware workloads on AWS infrastructure with seamless integration.

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Q: What is AWS Cloud WAN?

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A: A managed wide-area network service that connects on-premises data centers, branch offices, and AWS cloud resources globally.

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Q: What is AWS Storage Gateway?

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A: A hybrid cloud storage service that connects on-premises environments to AWS, enabling backup, archiving, and disaster recovery.

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Q: What are AWS Local Zones?

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A: Extensions of AWS Regions that place compute, storage, and networking services closer to users in specific locations for low-latency applications.

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Q: What is AWS Wavelength?

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A: A service that brings AWS compute and storage closer to end-users on 5G networks for ultra-low latency applications.

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Q: What are the benefits of a multi-cloud strategy?

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A: Increased redundancy, vendor flexibility, optimized costs, geographic coverage, and specialized services.

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Q: What are the challenges of a multi-cloud approach?

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A: Increased complexity, interoperability issues, inconsistent security models, and higher management overhead.

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Q: How does AWS Transit Gateway support hybrid and multi-cloud solutions?

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A: It acts as a hub to connect multiple VPCs, on-premises networks, and external clouds, simplifying network architecture.

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Q: What is Amazon VPC Lattice?

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A: A service that simplifies inter-service and inter-cloud communication by handling networking and security policies.

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Q: How does AWS support identity federation in hybrid and multi-cloud environments?

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A: Using AWS IAM Identity Center (AWS Single Sign-On) and support for SAML to integrate with on-premises and third-party identity providers.

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Q: What are common use cases for AWS Outposts?

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A: Low-latency applications, local data processing, data residency requirements, and extending AWS services on-premises.

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Q: What is AWS PrivateLink?

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A: A service for creating private connectivity between VPCs, AWS services, and on-premises networks without exposing traffic to the internet.

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Q: How does AWS support disaster recovery in hybrid environments?

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A: Using services like AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, S3 Cross-Region Replication, and hybrid storage solutions like Storage Gateway.

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Q: How can data residency requirements be managed in a multi-cloud setup?

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A: By leveraging region-specific services, AWS Outposts, and ensuring compliance with local regulations.

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Q: How is monitoring implemented in hybrid and multi-cloud environments?

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A: Using tools like Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Systems Manager, and third-party monitoring solutions like Datadog or Splunk.

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Q: What networking options are available for multi-cloud environments?

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A: AWS Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, VPN connections, and hybrid WAN setups like Cloud WAN.

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Q: What is AWS DataSync?

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A: A service for automating data transfer between on-premises storage, AWS services, and other cloud providers.

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Q: How can costs be optimized in a multi-cloud environment?

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A: By leveraging cost-efficient regions, reserved instances, and right-sizing workloads for each cloud provider.

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Q: How is hybrid machine learning supported in AWS?

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A: Using services like SageMaker Edge Manager to deploy models on-premises or at the edge while training in the cloud.

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Q: What are security best practices for multi-cloud environments?

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A: Unified access controls, encryption, consistent monitoring, and centralized identity management.

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Q: How are IAM policies managed in hybrid environments?

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A: By defining granular access policies and federating identity across on-premises and AWS resources.

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Q: What is application portability in a multi-cloud setup?

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A: The ability to move applications between cloud providers with minimal changes using containerization or abstraction layers like Kubernetes.

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Q: How does Kubernetes support multi-cloud environments?

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A: By providing a consistent platform for managing containers across clouds using services like Amazon EKS.

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Q: How does the AWS Snow Family support hybrid solutions?

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A: By enabling large-scale data transfer to AWS and providing edge compute capabilities with Snowcone, Snowball, and Snowmobile.

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Q: How is identity management handled in multi-cloud environments?

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A: By integrating AWS IAM, third-party identity providers, and tools like AWS Directory Service.

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Q: What AWS services support edge computing in hybrid solutions?

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A: AWS IoT Greengrass, AWS Outposts, and Wavelength for processing data closer to users.

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Q: Which AWS services facilitate cross-cloud data transfer?

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A: AWS DataSync, Snowball, and S3 Transfer Acceleration.

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Q: How does AWS Service Catalog support multi-cloud?

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A: By providing pre-approved templates for deploying resources in a consistent manner across environments.

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Q: How can logging be centralized in a multi-cloud setup?

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A: Using services like Amazon CloudWatch Logs and third-party tools such as ELK Stack or Splunk.

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Q: What is the AWS Partner Network (APN)?

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A: A network of AWS-certified partners that provide tools and expertise for hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.

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Q: How does AWS Global Accelerator support hybrid solutions?

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A: By routing user traffic to the closest healthy endpoint across AWS and on-premises environments.

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Q: What are common hybrid workloads?

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A: Data warehousing, machine learning, IoT data processing, and application modernization.

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Q: How is compliance managed in a multi-cloud environment?

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A: Using AWS Artifact for compliance reports and applying consistent security and auditing policies.

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Q: What is AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery?

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A: A service to replicate applications for disaster recovery in hybrid and multi-cloud setups.

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Q: What tools help with multi-cloud orchestration?

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A: Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS Cloud WAN.

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Q: What are the benefits of hybrid and multi-cloud strategies?

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A: Improved flexibility, disaster recovery, regulatory compliance, cost optimization, and workload portability.

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