Q30Business Strategy Design
A European government passport agency is considering upgrading its IT systems to improve performance and workload flexibility in response to continually changing requirements. The budget manager wants to reduce capital expenses and IT staff and must adopt the lowest-cost technology. Which technology choice is appropriate?
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D 5
Selected Answer: D
Government-related and strict data governance rules are the most important. Data cannot be "public". On-prem and private-cloud are the only solutions, where private-cloud can lower the cost. Answer D is more appropiate.
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CCDE book Table 3-4 says Public Cloud is the 'Lowest cost', and there are several migrations of government systems to public cloud these days. so It should be Public Cloud.
B 4
Selected Answer: B
The key requirements are performance, workload flexibility and CAPEX reduction along with unspoken requirement that this is passport agency and therefore government related and most probably with tight data governance rules. I would say hybrid to keep data in-house and still have room to improve flexibility and reduce CAPEX.
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Correct answer is A. There is no mention of security in the question but there is to increase performance, flexibility and reduce capital expenses and IT staff - which Public cloud offers. On prem and private cloud do not allow for staff reduction and flexibility
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Private cloud is the same as on-premise - so public cloud seems like the right answer(A)
A 3
Selected Answer: A
it can be secure enough for government entities to use public cloud services, provided that proper security measures, compliance practices, and policies are in place. Many public cloud providers now offer highly secure environments and certifications to meet stringent governmental and regulatory requirements.
Several governments around the world have adopted public cloud solutions for various use cases, leveraging the scalability, cost efficiency, and security capabilities of public cloud providers.
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Public cloud is the most expensive over time. Private cloud and on-premise provide no reduction in CAPEX or IT Staff. Therefore the best solution to handle all 3 is hybrid cloud and save where it makes sense without the full OPEX expenditure of the public cloud
D 2
Selected Answer: D
on-prem is out because of requirement to reduce IT staff
public cloud is out because of government data must be secure and regulatory requirements.
Hybrid combines on-premises infrastructure with a public cloud so out because of above reasons.
Only leaves Private cloud
A 2
Selected Answer: A
Public cloud is the "lowest cost". We are not talking about anything else in this question.
A 2
Selected Answer: A
Cost is the main driver. Data governance is not mentioned in the question despite it being government. This is a pre-conceived notion. AWS have standards and regulations for European government. Data governance is of course a valid concern for some use cases, but not the one within this question as its not explicitly mentioned.
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note that private cloud can be deployed in a public cloud also. azure is s good example. This solution offers reduction in capex, security and low cost. It is an opex model since it it based on subscription. D makes sense
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https://www.vmware.com/topics/glossary/content/private-cloud-vs-public-cloud.html
D 1
Selected Answer: D
Private cloud because it keeps high security standards and it has the same flexibility as a public cloud
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private cloud brings capex, which should be minimized according to the question.
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But that capex would be lower than on-prem because of the efficiency of cloud
A 1
Selected Answer: A
Public cloud is the most suitable in this scenario because it provides a cost-effective way to scale IT resources without needing significant upfront capital investment.
A 1
Selected Answer: A
I would pick A here since public cloud is the cheapest option. The question does not say there is not sufficient security in public cloud, that is a pre-conceived notion. So assuming all other factors are the same, cheapest is A.
B 1
Selected Answer: B
There are.many real cases where government services are hosted in public cloud. Many public cloud providers have services that meet regulation
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2026 AI said, agree D in real situation, but A lowest cost is the answer due to it is an exam. Follow the question and ignore the real case.
A 1
Selected Answer: A
2026 AI said, agree D in real situation, but A lowest cost is the answer due to it is an exam. Follow the question and ignore the real case.
A 1
Selected Answer: A
They want to reduce CapEx. Public cloud is Op Ex. All others have Cap Ex