KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are benefits of using a multi-cloud strategy? (Select TWO.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse multi-cloud with hybrid cloud, assuming multi-cloud automatically improves latency or simplifies compliance, when in fact multi-cloud often increases complexity in both areas.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Improved resilience and disaster recovery
A multi-cloud strategy distributes workloads across multiple cloud providers, so if one provider experiences an outage, applications can failover to another provider, improving overall resilience and disaster recovery. Option C is correct because using multiple cloud providers prevents dependency on a single vendor's proprietary services, avoiding vendor lock-in and giving you leverage for pricing and feature negotiations.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Reduced network latency
Why it's wrong here
Multi-cloud may increase latency due to inter-cloud communication.
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Improved resilience and disaster recovery
Why this is correct
If one cloud fails, workloads can run on another.
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Avoiding vendor lock-in
Why this is correct
Using multiple providers reduces dependency on a single vendor.
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Simplified compliance
Why it's wrong here
Multi-cloud environments often increase compliance complexity because each provider—AWS, Google Cloud, Azure—enforces distinct regulatory frameworks, data residency rules, and audit trails, requiring separate governance tooling rather than a unified compliance posture. This option is tempting because a single-cloud strategy can simplify compliance by centralising controls under one provider’s compliance programme, but the question’s scenario explicitly asks about multi-cloud, where that centralisation is lost.
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Increased vendor lock-in
Why it's wrong here
Multi-cloud actually reduces lock-in.
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