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A company is migrating its on-premises database to a cloud environment. The database contains highly sensitive customer financial data that must comply with strict regulatory requirements regarding data residency and data isolation. Which cloud deployment model would be most appropriate to meet these specific compliance and isolation needs?
- AHybrid Cloud
- BCommunity Cloud
- CPrivate Cloud
- DPublic Cloud
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Correct answer: C. Private Cloud
A private cloud offers the highest level of data isolation, security, and control over infrastructure, making it ideal for organizations with strict regulatory compliance, data residency, and sensitive data requirements.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Hybrid cloud combines public and private, but the sensitive data's primary location would still need to be in a private segment, making private cloud the core solution.
- B. Community cloud shares infrastructure among several organizations, which may not provide the necessary isolation for highly sensitive, regulatory-bound data.
- D. Public cloud offers shared resources and less control over the underlying infrastructure, which may not meet strict isolation and residency requirements.
Private Cloud
A cloud deployment model where the cloud infrastructure is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization. It can be owned, managed, and operated by the organization, a third party, or some combination of them, and it can exist on or off premises.
- Exclusive use by one organization
- High control and customization
- Enhanced security and compliance
- Higher operational costs compared to public cloud
Memory trick: Private means yours alone, public means for everyone.