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Virtualization & Cloud Services Flashcards

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  1. A customer is concerned about vendor lock-in when adopting cloud services. Which strategy should a sales associate recommend to mitigate this risk?

    Answer: Adopt a multi-cloud or cloud-agnostic architecture using open standards

    A multi-cloud or cloud-agnostic approach using open standards reduces dependency on any single vendor's proprietary services.

  2. What distinguishes containers from virtual machines in a cloud environment?

    Answer: Containers share the host OS kernel; VMs each have their own OS

    Containers share the host OS kernel, making them lightweight and fast to start, while VMs each include a full OS instance.

  3. A SaaS application is best described as software that is:

    Answer: Hosted and managed by the provider, accessed via a web browser

    SaaS delivers fully managed software over the internet, eliminating local installation and maintenance responsibilities for the customer.

  4. Which metric best demonstrates the ROI of server virtualization to a cost-conscious customer?

    Answer: Server consolidation ratio (physical servers replaced per host)

    The consolidation ratio shows how many physical servers were replaced, directly translating to hardware, power, and space cost savings.

  5. A prospect asks what 'high availability' means in a cloud context. The best answer is:

    Answer: The system is designed to minimize downtime through redundancy and failover

    High availability refers to designing systems with redundant components and automatic failover so downtime is minimized, though not necessarily zero.

  6. When a cloud provider offers a 99.9% uptime SLA, approximately how many hours of downtime per year does that represent?

    Answer: About 8.7 hours

    99.9% uptime (three nines) allows approximately 8.76 hours of downtime per year (0.1% × 8,760 hours).

  7. Which cloud service feature automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple servers to prevent any single point of overload?

    Answer: Load balancing

    Load balancing distributes incoming requests across multiple backend servers, improving availability and preventing bottlenecks.