Which of the following is a key benefit of implementing a hybrid cloud solution?

Question

Options

• AIncreased agility through microservices architecture
• BIncreased security through containerization
• CImproved network performance through software-defined networking
• DReduced IT complexity and cost

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  2% (1)
• D
  94% (46)

Explanation

D is correct because hybrid cloud combines on-premises infrastructure with public/private cloud resources, allowing organizations to offload workloads strategically - reducing capital expenditure, consolidating vendors, and simplifying management compared to maintaining fully separate environments.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A - Microservices is an application architecture pattern, not a hybrid cloud benefit; you can use microservices on any deployment model.
• B - Containerization improves portability and isolation but is a deployment technology, not a security feature exclusive to hybrid cloud.
• C - Software-defined networking (SDN) is a networking technology that can be applied in any cloud model, not a defining benefit of hybrid cloud specifically.

Memory tip: Think of hybrid cloud as a "best of both worlds" cost strategy - you keep sensitive/legacy workloads on-prem and burst to the cloud for flexibility, which naturally reduces complexity and cost by right-sizing your infrastructure spend.

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