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A government agency is migrating its legacy applications to a cloud environment. Due to strict data sovereignty laws and compliance requirements, they need complete control over the physical location of their data and dedicated infrastructure that is not shared with other organizations. Which cloud deployment model would be most suitable for this agency?
- APublic Cloud
- BHybrid Cloud
- CPrivate Cloud
- DCommunity Cloud
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Correct answer: C. Private Cloud
A private cloud deployment model provides dedicated infrastructure exclusively for a single organization, offering the highest level of control over data, security, and physical location. This directly addresses strict data sovereignty and compliance requirements for government agencies.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Public cloud resources are shared among multiple organizations, which does not meet the dedicated infrastructure requirement.
- B. Hybrid cloud combines public and private, but the core requirement is dedicated infrastructure for sensitive data.
- D. Community cloud shares infrastructure among specific organizations with common concerns, but still might involve sharing with others.
Private Cloud
A cloud computing environment dedicated exclusively to a single organization.
- Dedicated infrastructure.
- Highest level of control and security.
- Can be on-premises or hosted by a third-party.
Memory trick: Public is shared, Private is yours, Hybrid is both.