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.
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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)- A81% (34)
- B10% (4)
- C2% (1)
- D7% (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.
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.
Servers being on-site is false for both companies - SaaS and IaaS clouds locate resources in remote provider data centers, not on customer premises.
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.
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
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