Azure Cloud Architecture Model

Question 1

Public Cloud

Answer 1

Focus on maintaining your applications.
Everything runs on cloud provider hardware.

Question 2

Public Cloud Advantages

Answer 2

1. High Scalability / Agility
2. Pay as you go.
3. No hardware maintenance.

4.Minimal Technical Knowledge

Question 3

Public Cloud disadvantages

Answer 3

1. Specific security requirements.
2. Government policies, industry and legal frameworks.
3. No ownership of hard or services.
4. Maintaining a legacy application might be hard to meet.

Question 4

Private Cloud

Answer 4

Own on premises datacenter configured to be a cloud environment.

Maintenance of hardware & software is yours.

Can be used when an organisation has data that cannot be put in public cloud for legal reasons.

Question 5

Private Cloud Advantages

Answer 5

1. can support any scenario

2.Have control over security

3.Can meet any security requirement.

Question 6

Private Cloud disadvantages

Answer 6

1. Intial Capex
2. To scale you must buy, install new hardware.

3.Require IT Expertise and skills.

Question 7

Hydrid Cloud

Answer 7

Provides great flexibility

Enables you to move datafrom private to public

Question 8

Hydrid Cloud Advantages

Answer 8

1. Great flexibility
2. Run legacy apps in Private Clould

3.Use existing hardware

4.Allows you to meet any security scenarios

Question 9

Hydrid Cloud disadvantages

Answer 9

1. Difficult to manage

2.Same Capex upfront costs.

3. IT Skill & Expertise are mandatory