CCSP Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design Practice Question
Which design principle is most directly aimed at avoiding vendor lock-in and ensuring that workloads can be moved between cloud providers with minimal effort?
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Why each option matters
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Portability
Portability ensures that applications and data can be moved across environments using open standards and APIs, reducing dependence on a single provider.
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Portability
Why this is correct
Correct. Portability focuses on using open standards to avoid lock-in.
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Reversibility
Why it's wrong here
Reversibility is about being able to migrate away, but portability is the broader principle.
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Elasticity
Why it's wrong here
Elasticity is about scaling, not portability.
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Multitenancy isolation
Why it's wrong here
Isolation secures tenants but does not enable movement.
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