CLO-002 Business Principles OF Cloud Environments Practice Question
A project manager is calculating the cloud adoption strategy using a 'Re-platform' approach. What is the expected outcome?
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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Optimize application performance by migrating to managed services
Re-platforming involves making minimal changes to the application to run it on a cloud-native platform (like managed SQL) without changing the core code.
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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Moving VMs without any changes
Why it's wrong here
This describes 'Re-hosting' or 'Lift and Shift'.
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Replacing the application with a third-party service
Why it's wrong here
This describes 'Replacing' or 'Purchasing'.
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Optimize application performance by migrating to managed services
Why this is correct
Re-platforming allows for leveraging managed services like RDS or Azure SQL while maintaining the original application architecture.
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Complete rewrite of the application code
Why it's wrong here
This describes 'Re-architecting' or 'Refactoring'.
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