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A financial services company is evaluating cloud providers for its new customer-facing application. The application will process sensitive personal and financial data. The company's compliance team insists on maintaining direct control over the underlying physical infrastructure, including hardware and network components, to meet stringent regulatory requirements. Which cloud deployment model would best satisfy these requirements?
- APublic Cloud
- BHybrid Cloud
- CCommunity Cloud
- DPrivate Cloud
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Correct answer: D. Private Cloud
A private cloud model provides the highest level of control over the underlying physical infrastructure, which aligns with the company's need for direct control to meet stringent regulatory requirements for sensitive data.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Public cloud offers shared infrastructure and less control, failing to meet the direct control requirement.
- B. Hybrid cloud combines models but doesn't guarantee direct control over all sensitive components as a primary deployment model for this specific need.
- C. Community cloud shares infrastructure among specific organizations, not offering exclusive direct control.
Private Cloud
A cloud deployment model where the cloud infrastructure is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization.
- Offers exclusive control over infrastructure
- Can be managed internally or by a third party
- Typically used for sensitive data and high compliance needs
Memory trick: Private clouds prioritize personal control.