What best describes cloudbursting in a hybrid cloud environment?

• A. Increase on-prem capacity on demand by bursting into the public cloud
• B. Encrypt data in transit
• C. Monitor cloud usage with telemetry
• D. Isolate workloads within the private data center

Answer: (A)

Cloudbursting is the ability to temporarily extend capacity by spilling over workloads from a private cloud to a public cloud when demand spikes. In a hybrid setup, when on‑premises resources are maxed out, additional compute is provisioned in the public cloud to handle the surge, and workloads can return to the private environment when the demand decreases. This keeps performance and service levels without permanently provisioning extra hardware.

Other options don’t describe this scaling pattern: encrypting data in transit is about security, monitoring cloud usage with telemetry is about visibility, and isolating workloads within the private data center emphasizes staying on-prem rather than using public cloud resources for overflow.