To ensure an application can be deployed across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, which risk is addressed?

• A. Application Transfer Risk
• B. Infrastructure Transfer Risk
• C. Human Resource Knowledge Risk
• D. Vendor Lock-out

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is portability—the ability to move and run the same application across different cloud environments without major rewrites. When you design and package an app so it can be deployed on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, you’re addressing the risk that the application cannot be transferred to another cloud easily. This is known as application transfer risk. You reduce it by using portable approaches: containerize the app so it runs consistently wherever it’s hosted, rely on provider-agnostic services and standard interfaces, and manage infrastructure with cloud-agnostic tooling and declarative, portable configurations. That way, the application can be redeployed across clouds with minimal changes, instead of being tied to a single provider’s unique features.