A main objective for an organization when utilizing cloud services is to avoid vendor lock-in so as to ensure flexibility and maintain independence. Which core concept of cloud computing is most…

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Options

• AScalability
• BInteroperability
• CPortability
• DReversibility

• A
  6% (3)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  90% (47)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Portability is the correct answer because it refers to the ability to move workloads, data, and applications between different cloud providers or on-premises environments without friction - directly addressing the risk of vendor lock-in by ensuring you're not trapped in one provider's ecosystem.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Scalability (A) is about adjusting resources up or down to meet demand - it says nothing about switching providers.
• Interoperability (B) is close but refers to systems working together across platforms, not the ability to move between them; you can have interoperability while still being locked in.
• Reversibility (D) relates to undoing changes or actions, not to migrating workloads across cloud environments.

Memory tip: Think of "portability" like a portable device - you can pick it up and take it anywhere. If your cloud workloads are portable, you can "pick them up" and move them to any provider, which is the opposite of vendor lock-in.

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