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DOL Cloud and Infrastructure Strategy Flashcards

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  1. What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and why is it important for a DevOps Leader?

    Answer: Managing and provisioning infrastructure through machine-readable configuration files to enable repeatability and version control

    IaC enables teams to provision infrastructure consistently, track changes in version control, and automate provisioning at scale.

  2. Which cloud adoption strategy involves moving an application to the cloud with minimal changes to leverage managed services?

    Answer: Replatform (lift and optimize)

    Replatforming moves an application to the cloud with minor optimizations (e.g., switching to a managed database) without a full re-architecture.

  3. A DevOps Leader is evaluating cloud providers for a new microservices platform. Which factor is MOST critical from a DevOps perspective?

    Answer: Breadth of managed services, native CI/CD integrations, and container orchestration support

    Rich managed services and native DevOps tooling reduce operational overhead and accelerate delivery pipelines.

  4. What is the purpose of a cloud center of excellence (CCoE) in an enterprise adopting DevOps?

    Answer: Establishing cloud best practices, governance standards, and enabling teams to self-serve safely

    A CCoE creates guardrails and shared services that empower teams to move fast while maintaining security, compliance, and cost governance.

  5. Which pattern best describes a multi-cloud strategy's primary benefit for resilience?

    Answer: Avoiding vendor lock-in and improving availability by distributing workloads across multiple providers

    Multi-cloud strategies reduce dependency on a single provider, lowering the risk of provider outages causing complete service disruption.

  6. What is the role of a service mesh in a microservices-based DevOps architecture?

    Answer: Managing inter-service communication, observability, and security policies without changing application code

    A service mesh (e.g., Istio, Linkerd) handles traffic management, mutual TLS, and telemetry at the infrastructure layer, abstracting these concerns from application code.

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