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CCSP · Question #819

What is the term we use to describe the general ease and efficiency of moving data from one cloud provider either to another cloud provider or down from the cloud?

The correct answer is D. Portability. Portability refers to the ability to move data, applications, or workloads between cloud providers or from a cloud environment back to on-premises infrastructure without vendor lock-in or excessive friction. Obfuscation means masking or concealing data. Elasticity refers to a clo

Submitted by anjalisingh· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

Question

What is the term we use to describe the general ease and efficiency of moving data from one cloud provider either to another cloud provider or down from the cloud?

Options

  • AObfuscation
  • BElasticity
  • CMobility
  • DPortability

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • D
    95% (19)

Explanation

Portability refers to the ability to move data, applications, or workloads between cloud providers or from a cloud environment back to on-premises infrastructure without vendor lock-in or excessive friction. Obfuscation means masking or concealing data. Elasticity refers to a cloud system's ability to scale resources up or down on demand. Mobility typically refers to the ability to access services from mobile devices. Only portability specifically describes the ease of migrating data between providers or out of the cloud.

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#Cloud portability#Data migration#Cloud concepts

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