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This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct. When you are implementing a software as a service (SaaS) solution, you are responsible for configuring high

The correct answer is D. configuring the SaaS solution. In a SaaS model, the provider manages the underlying infrastructure and its high availability, while the user is responsible for configuring the application features and settings.

Submitted by yasin.bd· Mar 5, 2026Describe cloud concepts

Question

This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct. When you are implementing a software as a service (SaaS) solution, you are responsible for configuring high availability. Instructions: Review the underlined text. If it makes the statement correct, select "No change is needed". If the statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.

Options

  • ANo change is needed.
  • Bdefining scalability rules
  • Cinstalling the SaaS solution
  • Dconfiguring the SaaS solution

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    6% (3)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    87% (41)

Why each option

In a SaaS model, the provider manages the underlying infrastructure and its high availability, while the user is responsible for configuring the application features and settings.

ANo change is needed.

The customer is not responsible for configuring high availability in a SaaS model; this is a provider responsibility.

Bdefining scalability rules

While users might define rules within the application, the underlying scalability of the service itself is managed by the provider.

Cinstalling the SaaS solution

Installing the SaaS solution is typically not a customer responsibility, as it's a pre-built, hosted application managed by the provider.

Dconfiguring the SaaS solutionCorrect

When using a SaaS solution, the customer's responsibility primarily lies in configuring the application's specific settings, features, and user access, rather than managing the underlying infrastructure components like high availability. The SaaS provider handles the infrastructure, platform, and application runtime, including ensuring the service's high availability.

Concept tested: SaaS shared responsibility model

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/shared-responsibility

Topics

#SaaS#Shared Responsibility Model#Cloud Service Models

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