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CV0-003 · Question #196

Company A has a SaaS cloud that hosts their office suite software. Company B has an IaaS cloud that provides all their server hardware, including the server hosting their office suite software. Which

The correct answer is A. Backups synchronize with the hot site. Both SaaS and IaaS cloud deployments share built-in disaster recovery capabilities, including backup synchronization with a hot site, regardless of service model.

Cloud Architecture and Design

Question

Company A has a SaaS cloud that hosts their office suite software. Company B has an IaaS cloud that provides all their server hardware, including the server hosting their office suite software. Which of the following is a similarity between both company's clouds?

Options

  • ABackups synchronize with the hot site
  • BServers are on-site
  • CSoftware is hosted
  • DMultiple servers are clustered

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    81% (34)
  • B
    10% (4)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    7% (3)

Why each option

Both SaaS and IaaS cloud deployments share built-in disaster recovery capabilities, including backup synchronization with a hot site, regardless of service model.

ABackups synchronize with the hot siteCorrect

A defining characteristic of cloud infrastructure, whether SaaS or IaaS, is the inclusion of enterprise-grade disaster recovery features such as offsite backup synchronization with a hot site. Company A's SaaS provider and Company B's IaaS provider both maintain replicated backup data at a secondary site to ensure business continuity - this shared cloud infrastructure benefit applies equally to both service models.

BServers are on-site

Servers being on-site is false for both companies - SaaS and IaaS clouds locate resources in remote provider data centers, not on customer premises.

CSoftware is hosted

Software being hosted is a defining characteristic of Company A's SaaS model, but in Company B's IaaS model the provider only supplies hardware - Company B is responsible for installing and managing the office suite software itself, so this is not equally true of both clouds.

DMultiple servers are clustered

Server clustering is an implementation detail that is not guaranteed or definitionally shared between SaaS and IaaS service models.

Concept tested: Shared disaster recovery features across cloud service models

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-145/final

Topics

#SaaS vs IaaS#cloud service models#hot site backup#DR synchronization

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