PCCET · Question #108
Where is your data typically stored in a SaaS application?
The correct answer is D. in the cloud, in a database controlled by the SaaS provider. In a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, the provider manages the entire application stack, including the underlying infrastructure and databases where customer data resides, typically in their cloud environment.
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Where is your data typically stored in a SaaS application?
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- Ain your data center, in a database under your control
- Bin your data center, in a database controlled by the SaaS provider
- Cin the cloud, in a database you control
- Din the cloud, in a database controlled by the SaaS provider
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(23 responses)- B4% (1)
- C4% (1)
- D91% (21)
Why each option
In a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, the provider manages the entire application stack, including the underlying infrastructure and databases where customer data resides, typically in their cloud environment.
This describes an on-premises deployment, not SaaS.
While the SaaS provider controls the database, it is not typically in the customer's data center; it's in the provider's cloud.
In SaaS, customers do not control the database; that would be more aligned with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS).
SaaS is a cloud computing model where the entire application, including its infrastructure, platform, and data storage, is managed by the SaaS provider and hosted in their cloud environment. Customers merely use the software, with no control over the underlying database or its location, other than what the service agreement specifies.
Concept tested: SaaS data storage model
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/get-started/what-is-cloud-computing#compare-types-of-cloud-services
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