CV0-004 Cloud Architecture and Design Practice Question
A company is designing a hybrid cloud storage solution. Which TWO storage services are suitable for a shared file system accessible from both on-premises and cloud VMs? (Select TWO.)
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Azure Files
File storage services like Amazon EFS and Azure Files provide shared file systems accessible over NFS or SMB. Block and object storage are not typically used as shared file systems.
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Azure Blob
Why it's wrong here
Azure Blob is object storage, not a file system.
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Azure Files
Why this is correct
Azure Files offers managed SMB file shares accessible from cloud VMs and on-premises.
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Amazon S3
Why it's wrong here
S3 is object storage, not a file system.
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Amazon EBS
Why it's wrong here
EBS is block storage attached to a single instance, not a shared file system.
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Amazon EFS
Why this is correct
EFS provides a shared NFS file system accessible from multiple EC2 instances and on-premises via VPN.
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