CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) — Question 320

Once a year, a company's private cloud experiences increased activity. The company has a disaster recovery site that is hosted in a public cloud. To avoid investment in additional hardware, which of the following actions would BEST address this issue?

Answer options

• A. Configure cloud bursting to spin up new VMs automatically and terminate them when usage is back to normal.
• B. Activate the disaster recovery site, and deactivate it when usage is back to normal.
• C. Create a new backup site and decommission it when usage is back to normal.
• D. Manually add memory and CPU to existing VMs, and remove them when usage is back to normal.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because cloud bursting allows the company to dynamically allocate resources in response to increased demand without the need for permanent hardware investments. Option B is not ideal since activating the disaster recovery site may not be efficient for temporary spikes, while C suggests creating an entirely new site, which is unnecessary. Option D would not be as flexible or efficient as cloud bursting, since it involves manual adjustments rather than automated scaling.