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A regulated analytics workload is moving to a public cloud. The business wants the strongest practical tenant isolation without managing physical servers, and it also needs an audit trail for changes made to the cloud environment. Which two design choices best meet those requirements? Select two.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Distractor review
Assume the cloud provider will record every guest operating system event automatically.
Cloud providers usually log the platform and control plane, but guest operating system logging remains the customer's responsibility. Assuming the provider captures everything can leave major visibility gaps. The organization still needs to configure OS-level logs and application logs where appropriate.
B
Best answer
Place the workload in a dedicated account, project, or subscription with restricted cross-account access.
A dedicated account, project, or subscription provides stronger logical isolation than placing the workload in a shared environment. Restricting cross-account access reduces accidental or unauthorized sharing and makes governance easier. This is a common cloud architecture pattern for regulated workloads that need separation without the overhead of managing physical infrastructure.
C
Best answer
Enable cloud control-plane logging and retain the logs centrally.
Control-plane logging creates an audit trail for administrative actions such as policy changes, role assignments, and resource modifications. Central retention helps security teams investigate events, correlate activity, and preserve evidence. For a regulated workload, this visibility is essential because it documents who changed the cloud environment and when.
D
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Deploy the workload in a shared public subnet to simplify routing between tenants.
A shared public subnet increases exposure and does not provide strong tenant isolation. It may simplify some network paths, but it undermines the requirement for separation between workloads. Regulated data should be placed in a more controlled network boundary, not in a shared public segment.
E
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Disable logging to reduce storage costs because the provider already has all necessary records.
Disabling logs removes the evidence needed for investigations and compliance. Cost savings do not outweigh the loss of auditability, especially for a regulated workload. The provider does not automatically replace customer logging needs, and control-plane visibility is often critical for incident response and governance.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: usable hosts are not the same as total addresses
Subnetting questions often tempt you into counting all addresses. In normal IPv4 subnets, the network and broadcast addresses are not usable host addresses.
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How to think about this question
Subnetting questions test whether you can identify the network, broadcast address, usable range, mask and correct subnet. Slow down enough to calculate the block size correctly.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- CIDR notation defines the prefix length.
- Block size helps identify subnet boundaries.
- Network and broadcast addresses are not usable hosts in normal IPv4 subnets.
- The required host count determines the smallest suitable subnet.
TExam Day Tips
- Write the block size before choosing the subnet.
- Check whether the question asks for hosts, subnets or a specific address range.
- Do not confuse /24, /25, /26 and /27 host counts.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SY0-701 question test?
CIDR notation defines the prefix length.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Place the workload in a dedicated account, project, or subscription with restricted cross-account access. — The correct answers are A and B. A dedicated account or subscription gives the regulated workload stronger logical isolation, which helps with tenant separation without needing to manage physical servers. Enabling control-plane logging provides a record of administrative changes, role assignments, and configuration edits. Together these choices address both isolation and auditability, which are the main concerns in the scenario. Why others are wrong: C shares network space rather than isolating the workload. D confuses provider responsibility with customer visibility and would leave the organization blind to many important events. E sacrifices audit and compliance needs for cost savings and is not acceptable for a regulated environment.
What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?
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