Which AWS Cloud deployment model uses AWS Outposts as part of the application deployment infrastructure?

Question

Options

• AOn-premises
• BServerless
• CCloud-native
• DHybrid

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  8% (4)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  86% (44)

Explanation

Hybrid is correct because AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, services, and tools to virtually any on-premises data center or co-location space - effectively bridging on-premises environments with the AWS Cloud. This is the very definition of a hybrid deployment model: some resources run on-premises (via Outposts hardware) while others run in the AWS Cloud.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (On-premises): A pure on-premises model means no cloud involvement; Outposts physically sits on-premises but is managed and integrated by AWS, making it inherently hybrid.
• B (Serverless): Serverless refers to running code without managing servers (e.g., AWS Lambda), and has nothing to do with physical infrastructure deployment locations.
• C (Cloud-native): Cloud-native means everything runs entirely within the cloud provider's infrastructure, with no on-premises component involved.

Memory Tip: Think of Outposts as AWS "moving in" to your building - it's AWS hardware at your location, which means you have both on-premises and cloud = Hybrid. Whenever you see "Outposts" on the exam, immediately think Hybrid.

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