CCSP Legal, Risk, and Compliance Practice Question
A cloud customer is considering adopting a multi-cloud strategy to avoid vendor lock-in. Which risk is this strategy primarily intended to mitigate?
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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Concentration risk
Multi-cloud reduces dependency on a single provider, thus mitigating concentration risk.
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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Third-party risk from a specific provider
Why it's wrong here
Third-party risk is still present with multiple providers.
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Concentration risk
Why this is correct
Multi-cloud spreads workloads across providers to avoid single point of failure.
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Residual risk after controls
Why it's wrong here
Residual risk is calculated after controls, not addressed by multi-cloud.
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Inherent risk of data leaving premises
Why it's wrong here
That risk remains regardless of multi-cloud.
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