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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?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is choosing backups or a bigger server because they feel like direct fixes — but the question emphasizes reliability, scalability, reduced maintenance, and low upfront cost, which only cloud migration satisfies holistically.
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
Migrating to a public cloud IaaS solution addresses every stated requirement: it eliminates single points of hardware failure through the provider's resilient infrastructure, scales on demand, removes the need for in-house server maintenance, and converts capital expenditure into predictable operational costs. IaaS also supports the security and compliance controls the owner requires through provider certifications and customer-managed configurations.
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 restore data after failure but leave the single failing server in place, so downtime and in-house maintenance continue unresolved. It is tempting because backups address the data-loss symptom directly, and would be the right control when the existing hardware is sound and only recoverability is missing.
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Migrate to a public cloud IaaS solution
Why this is correct
Public cloud IaaS replaces the failing single server with resilient, scalable infrastructure, shifting maintenance to the provider and converting capital costs into operational ones. It satisfies the reliability, scalability, low upfront cost, and security requirements.
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Purchase a more powerful on-premises server
Why it's wrong here
A more powerful server remains a single on-premises point of failure, so hardware faults still cause downtime and maintenance stays in-house. It is tempting because it directly targets the failing component, and would be correct when workload demands outgrow current capacity but reliability is already assured.
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Move to a peer-to-peer network
Why it's wrong here
A peer-to-peer network lacks centralised authentication, backup and access control, so it cannot deliver the reliability, scalability or compliance the owner requires. It is tempting because it removes server cost for tiny groups, and would suit a handful of machines sharing files without central management.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official CompTIA exam blueprint
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