CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
An organization uses Azure DevOps for CI/CD. They want to implement a deployment strategy where a new version of an application is deployed to a small subset of users (e.g., 5%) and if no errors are detected, the percentage is gradually increased to 100%. Which deployment strategy should they use?
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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Canary
Canary deployment releases to a small subset and gradually increases traffic while monitoring.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Rolling
Why it's wrong here
Rolling updates replace instances gradually but not based on user percentage.
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Recreate
Why it's wrong here
Recreate replaces all instances at once, causing downtime.
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Canary
Why this is correct
Canary releases traffic to a small percentage and increases gradually.
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Blue/green
Why it's wrong here
Blue/green switches all traffic at once between two environments.
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