CCSP Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design Practice Question
Which design principle is MOST directly concerned with the ability to move workloads between cloud providers or back on-premises without significant re-architecture?
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Why each option matters
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Portability
Portability focuses on minimizing vendor lock-in and enabling migration.
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Reversibility
Why it's wrong here
Reversibility is about being able to egress data and terminate services.
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Portability
Why this is correct
Portability ensures workloads can run across different environments.
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Isolation
Why it's wrong here
Isolation is about security between tenants.
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Elasticity
Why it's wrong here
Elasticity is about scaling, not portability.
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