CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
During a CI/CD pipeline for a web application, the team wants to reduce risk by deploying a new version to a small percentage of users initially, monitoring for errors, and automatically rolling back if issues are detected. Which deployment strategy should they implement?
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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 deployment
Canary deployment releases to a subset of users and includes monitoring and automatic rollback. Blue/green uses two full environments and switch traffic; rolling updates gradually replace instances; in-place updates replace instances without traffic shifting.
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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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Blue/green deployment
Why it's wrong here
Switches all traffic at once, not percentage-based.
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Rolling deployment
Why it's wrong here
Updates instances gradually but typically does not use traffic percentage or automatic rollback.
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In-place deployment
Why it's wrong here
Replaces instances without traffic shifting or rollback automation.
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Canary deployment
Why this is correct
Routes a small percentage of traffic to new version and monitors.
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