CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) — Question 289

A utility company is designing a new platform that will host all the virtual machines used by business applications. The requirements include:

• A starting baseline of 50% memory utilization
• Storage scalability
• Single circuit failure resilience

Which of the following best meets all of these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Connecting dual PDUs to redundant power supplies
• B. Transitioning the platform to an IaaS provider
• C. Configuring network load balancing for multiple paths
• D. Deploying multiple large NAS devices for each host

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, as transitioning to an IaaS provider allows for flexible resource allocation, meeting the memory utilization and scalability needs while providing resilience. The other options do not fully address the requirements; for instance, A focuses on power redundancy but does not cover memory or scalability, while C is related to network paths and D pertains to storage but lacks overall system scalability and resilience.