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A network engineer is implementing a solution by which on-premises servers are migrated to a cloud service provider. Which of the following service models will provide a lift and shift solution to…

The correct answer is A. Infrastructure as a service. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is the cloud service model that provides virtualized computing resources, such as virtual machines, networks, and storage, making it ideal for "lift and shift" migrations where existing on-premises applications and operating systems are moved…

Submitted by amina.ke· Mar 6, 2026Networking Concepts

Question

A network engineer is implementing a solution by which on-premises servers are migrated to a cloud service provider. Which of the following service models will provide a lift and shift solution to meet this requirement?

Options

  • AInfrastructure as a service
  • BInfrastructure as code
  • CSoftware as a service
  • DSoftware-defined network

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    86% (19)
  • B
    9% (2)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is the cloud service model that provides virtualized computing resources, such as virtual machines, networks, and storage, making it ideal for "lift and shift" migrations where existing on-premises applications and operating systems are moved to the cloud with minimal changes.

AInfrastructure as a serviceCorrect

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provides the fundamental computing, networking, and storage resources in the cloud, allowing organizations to "lift and shift" their existing virtual machines and applications from on-premises environments directly into the cloud without needing to re-architect them.

BInfrastructure as code

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a practice of managing and provisioning infrastructure through code, not a cloud service model, and while it can be used *with* IaaS, it doesn't define the service model for migration.

CSoftware as a service

Software as a Service (SaaS) delivers complete, ready-to-use applications over the internet, which is typically for consuming existing software, not migrating custom on-premises servers and applications in a "lift and shift" manner.

DSoftware-defined network

A Software-Defined Network (SDN) is an architectural approach to networking that allows dynamic, programmatic network configuration, which is a technology but not a cloud service model for migrating servers.

Concept tested: Cloud service models (IaaS)

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/get-started/what-is-cloud-adoption-framework#what-are-the-types-of-cloud-services

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