VCP-VMC 2024 Question 61
Select 2A company is evaluating hybrid cloud solutions for their on-premises data center modernization project. They have strict latency requirements for critical applications, regulatory compliance mandates to keep data on-premises, and a need for seamless integration with their existing VMware environment. Which solutions would best meet their requirements?
- A
VMware Cloud on Dell EMC
- B
VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts
- C
VMware Cloud on AWS
- D
Native AWS Services
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Correct answers: A, B
Explanation
Both VMware Cloud on Dell EMC and VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts provide hybrid cloud solutions designed to address low-latency, regulatory compliance, and VMware environment integration requirements for on-premises workloads. VMware Cloud on Dell EMC offers fully managed infrastructure delivered to on-premises locations, while VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts extends VMware Cloud services using AWS hardware installed on-site. These solutions meet the company’s needs more effectively than public cloud alternatives like VMware Cloud on AWS or Native AWS Services.
- A. Correct.
VMware Cloud on Dell EMC provides VMware-managed infrastructure delivered as a service to on-premises locations, ensuring low latency, compliance with data residency requirements, and seamless integration with existing VMware environments.
- B. Correct.
VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts extends VMware Cloud services to on-premises environments using AWS Outposts infrastructure, meeting low-latency, compliance, and integration requirements while leveraging AWS hardware.
- C. Incorrect.
VMware Cloud on AWS is a public cloud solution that may not meet strict latency or data residency requirements because the infrastructure resides in AWS public cloud regions.
- D. Incorrect.
Native AWS Services operate directly in the AWS public cloud and do not provide the VMware environment integration, data residency, or low-latency capabilities required for this use case.