This MS-900 practice question tests your understanding of describe cloud concepts. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A hospital must store patient medical records on-premises to comply with strict data sovereignty regulations. However, they also want to use advanced analytics tools hosted on a public cloud platform. Which cloud deployment model best meets their needs?
Clue words in this question
Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.
Clue: "best"
Why it matters: Signals that multiple options may be partially correct. Choose the option that most directly solves the exact problem described, not the one that sounds most complete.
Why wrong: A private cloud provides dedicated resources for a single organization, often on-premises, but does not integrate with public cloud services for analytics.
B
Public cloud
Why wrong: Using only a public cloud would require storing patient records off-premises, violating data sovereignty regulations.
C
Hybrid cloud
Hybrid cloud combines on-premises and public cloud resources, enabling the hospital to keep sensitive data on-site while using public cloud analytics.
D
Community cloud
Why wrong: Community cloud is shared among several organizations with common concerns (e.g., healthcare providers), but it does not inherently provide a split between on-premises and public cloud for data sovereignty.
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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Hybrid cloud
Option C (Hybrid cloud) is correct because it allows the hospital to keep sensitive patient medical records on-premises to satisfy strict data sovereignty regulations, while leveraging public cloud services for advanced analytics. This model combines private and public cloud resources, enabling data to remain compliant without sacrificing access to cloud-hosted analytics tools.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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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Private cloud
Why it's wrong here
A private cloud provides dedicated resources for a single organization, often on-premises, but does not integrate with public cloud services for analytics.
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Public cloud
Why it's wrong here
Using only a public cloud would require storing patient records off-premises, violating data sovereignty regulations.
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Hybrid cloud
Why this is correct
Hybrid cloud combines on-premises and public cloud resources, enabling the hospital to keep sensitive data on-site while using public cloud analytics.
Clue confirmation
The clue word "best" in the question point toward this answer.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Community cloud
Why it's wrong here
Community cloud is shared among several organizations with common concerns (e.g., healthcare providers), but it does not inherently provide a split between on-premises and public cloud for data sovereignty.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often choose Private cloud (Option A) thinking it is the only way to ensure data sovereignty, but they overlook the requirement for advanced analytics tools hosted on a public cloud, which Hybrid cloud uniquely satisfies.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
A hybrid cloud deployment model uses a combination of on-premises infrastructure (private cloud) and public cloud services, often connected via VPN or dedicated networking like Azure ExpressRoute or AWS Direct Connect. This allows data to remain on-premises for compliance while compute-intensive analytics workloads run in the public cloud, with data transfer minimized or anonymized. In practice, a hospital might use Azure Stack or AWS Outposts to run consistent services locally, ensuring low latency and regulatory adherence.
KKey Concepts to Remember
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
→Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
→Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
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Concepts from this question explained
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Describe cloud concepts — This question tests Describe cloud concepts — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Hybrid cloud — Option C (Hybrid cloud) is correct because it allows the hospital to keep sensitive patient medical records on-premises to satisfy strict data sovereignty regulations, while leveraging public cloud services for advanced analytics. This model combines private and public cloud resources, enabling data to remain compliant without sacrificing access to cloud-hosted analytics tools.
What should I do if I get this MS-900 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Are there clue words in this question I should notice?
Yes — watch for: "best". Signals that multiple options may be partially correct. Choose the option that most directly solves the exact problem described, not the one that sounds most complete.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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