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Domain 1.4: Additional Cloud ConceptsDomain 1Cloud ConceptsDisaster Recovery

AZ-900 · Question 15 · Domain 1.4: Additional Cloud Concepts

A company wants to ensure their application can survive a complete regional datacenter outage due to a natural disaster. Which cloud concept does this requirement describe?

Answer options:

A.

High availability

B.

Disaster recovery

C.

Elasticity

D.

Agility

How to approach this question

Focus on the phrase 'complete regional datacenter outage' and 'natural disaster'.

Full Answer

B.Disaster recovery✓ Correct
Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery (DR) is the ability to recover from rare but major incidents, such as natural disasters or complete regional outages. It typically involves replicating resources to a geographically distant secondary region.

Common mistakes

Choosing High Availability. HA keeps things running during minor, localized faults (like a single server dying). DR is for catastrophic, large-scale failures.

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