CCSP Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design Practice Question
An organization is looking for a cloud deployment model that is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization, but may be owned, managed, and operated by the organization, a third party, or some combination. Which deployment model is this?
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Private cloud
Private cloud is defined as provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization. It can be on-premises or hosted, and managed by the organization or a third party.
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Hybrid cloud
Why it's wrong here
Hybrid cloud combines private and public infrastructure, so it cannot satisfy the requirement for exclusive single-organisation use. It is tempting because hybrid suits workloads needing burst capacity or gradual migration while retaining on-premises systems. Here, the stem describes the private cloud definition exactly, with no public component involved.
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Private cloud
Why this is correct
A private cloud is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organisation, and may be owned, managed, and operated by that organisation, a third party, or a combination, whether on or off premises. This exactly matches the stem's exclusivity and ownership wording.
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Community cloud
Why it's wrong here
Community cloud serves several organisations sharing common concerns, so it cannot satisfy the exclusive single-organisation requirement. It is tempting because it genuinely suits regulated industries pooling compliance controls across multiple tenants. The stem instead describes private cloud, where infrastructure is provisioned for one organisation alone, regardless of who owns or operates it.
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Public cloud
Why it's wrong here
Public cloud is provisioned for open use by the general public and is owned by a cloud provider, so it fails the exclusive single-organisation requirement. It is tempting because it is the most common deployment model, but it would be correct only when the organisation accepts shared infrastructure and multi-tenant resource pooling.
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