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A regulated workload must run in the cloud with the strongest possible isolation from other tenants, and the company wants to avoid managing its own physical hardware. Which placement is the best fit?

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A regulated workload must run in the cloud with the strongest possible isolation from other tenants, and the company wants to avoid managing its own physical hardware. Which placement is the best fit?

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

Best answer

Use a dedicated host so the underlying hardware is allocated to one customer only.

A dedicated host provides the highest level of tenant isolation without requiring the organization to own or maintain the physical server. It is a strong fit for regulated workloads where the business wants reduced sharing at the hardware layer.

B

Distractor review

Use a shared tenancy instance with tighter security groups and a private subnet.

Security groups and private subnets are useful, but they do not provide the strongest isolation from other tenants on the same physical infrastructure.

C

Distractor review

Move the workload into a public subnet so the provider can inspect traffic more easily.

A public subnet increases exposure and does not improve tenant isolation. It is not appropriate for a regulated workload.

D

Distractor review

Use a container within a shared platform because containers always isolate tenants completely.

Containers improve efficiency, but they are not the strongest isolation choice and do not eliminate multi-tenant concerns by themselves.

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.

Technical deep dive

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

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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: Use a dedicated host so the underlying hardware is allocated to one customer only. — A dedicated host is the best match when an organization needs strong tenant isolation without buying and operating its own servers. The hardware is reserved for one customer, which reduces sharing concerns that come with standard multi-tenant compute. It is more appropriate than simply using a private subnet or security groups, because those controls protect network access but do not change how the underlying host is shared. Why others are wrong: Option B improves network posture but still uses shared compute. Option C increases exposure and does not address isolation. Option D is not the strongest isolation model and is not equivalent to dedicated hardware in a regulated environment.

What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

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