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AZ-900 · Question #153

Can you identify from below a Setup that represents a hybrid cloud model?

The correct answer is A. An Azure Web Application Program interface that connects to an on-premises SQL Server. A hybrid cloud model involves a combination of public cloud services and private on-premises infrastructure, exemplified by an Azure web application connecting to an on-premises SQL Server.

Submitted by obi.ng· Mar 5, 2026Describe Cloud Concepts

Question

Can you identify from below a Setup that represents a hybrid cloud model?

Options

  • AAn Azure Web Application Program interface that connects to an on-premises SQL Server
  • BAn Azure Web job that makes calls to the Azure Representational state Transfer (REST)
  • CAn Azure web Application that connects to an azure SQL Database
  • DAn Azure function crawls the web for trending news

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    89% (40)
  • B
    7% (3)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

A hybrid cloud model involves a combination of public cloud services and private on-premises infrastructure, exemplified by an Azure web application connecting to an on-premises SQL Server.

AAn Azure Web Application Program interface that connects to an on-premises SQL ServerCorrect

A hybrid cloud setup involves resources deployed across both a public cloud (like Azure) and a private on-premises environment, and these resources interact. An Azure Web Application Programming Interface (API) connecting to an on-premises SQL Server is a classic example of this, where an application runs in the cloud but relies on data stored locally.

BAn Azure Web job that makes calls to the Azure Representational state Transfer (REST)

An Azure Web Job calling Azure REST APIs operates entirely within the Azure public cloud, which is a public cloud model, not hybrid.

CAn Azure web Application that connects to an azure SQL Database

An Azure web application connecting to an Azure SQL Database is a purely public cloud deployment, with both components residing in Azure.

DAn Azure function crawls the web for trending news

An Azure function crawling the web for news is an example of a serverless application running entirely within the public cloud.

Concept tested: Hybrid cloud model definition

Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/cloud-computing-dictionary/what-is-hybrid-cloud

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