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FC0-U71 Practice Question: A small business with 50 employees currently…
A small business with 50 employees currently hosts its email and file-sharing server on-premises on a single physical server. The server is experiencing frequent hardware failures, causing downtime and data loss. The owner wants a solution that improves reliability, scalability, and reduces the need for in-house maintenance. The company has a limited IT budget and wants to avoid large upfront hardware costs. The owner is concerned about data security and compliance but is open to cloud solutions. As an IT consultant, which of the following would be the best recommendation?
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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Migrate to a public cloud IaaS solution
(Migrate to a public cloud IaaS solution) is correct because it provides scalability, high availability, and reduces maintenance overhead without large upfront costs. Cloud providers offer robust security and compliance features, addressing the owner's concerns. Option A (regular backup) is incorrect because backup alone does not prevent downtime; it only enables recovery after a failure. Option C (more powerful server) is incorrect because it still relies on a single physical server and does not eliminate hardware failure risk. Option D (peer-to-peer network) is incorrect because it lacks centralized management and reliability, making it unsuitable for a 50-user business.
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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Implement a regular backup strategy
Why it's wrong here
Backups protect data but do not prevent downtime during failures.
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Migrate to a public cloud IaaS solution
Why this is correct
IaaS offers scalable, reliable infrastructure with pay-as-you-go pricing, reducing the need for in-house hardware maintenance.
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Purchase a more powerful on-premises server
Why it's wrong here
This only addresses performance, not reliability; hardware failures can still occur.
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Move to a peer-to-peer network
Why it's wrong here
Peer-to-peer networks lack centralized control and are not scalable for 50 users.
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