CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-004)DeploymentMedium
A cloud administrator is tasked with deploying a new application that requires a database. The administrator needs to select a provisioning method that allows for rapid deployment, scaling, and automated patching, without requiring direct access to the underlying operating system of the database server. Which provisioning method should be chosen?
- AUtilizing a Platform as a Service (PaaS) database offering.
- BProvisioning a bare-metal server and installing the database.
- CDeploying a database on a self-managed virtual machine.
- DUsing a containerized database deployed on an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) VM.
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Utilizing a Platform as a Service (PaaS) database offering.
PaaS database offerings (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database) provide fully managed database services, handling rapid deployment, scaling, automated patching, backups, and high availability without requiring the user to manage the underlying OS or infrastructure. This aligns directly with the requirements.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Bare-metal provisioning is slow, requires full OS and database management, and does not offer rapid scaling or automated patching.
- C. Self-managed VMs require the administrator to handle OS patching, scaling, and deployment, contradicting the 'without direct OS access' and 'automated' requirements.
- D. While containerization helps with deployment, deploying on an IaaS VM still requires managing the VM's OS and patching, and scaling is not as fully automated as PaaS.
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
A cloud computing model that provides a platform and environment to allow developers to build, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure.
- Abstraction of infrastructure (OS, servers, storage).
- Focus on application development and deployment.
- Includes databases, middleware, development tools.
Memory trick: I Always Say Platform and Software are Best.