A group of hospitals is collaborating to transition from an on-premises infrastructure to a cloud...

A federated cloud connects independently administered cloud environments so participating organizations can share selected resources while retaining control over their own infrastructure, policies, security boundaries, and sensitive data. This model fits the hospitals because each institution must preserve local governance and keep patient records on-premises while participating in a scalable collaborative environment. A private cloud serves one organization and does not inherently support federation among autonomous hospitals. A public cloud offers scalability but reduces direct institutional control over infrastructure and data placement. A hybrid cloud combines private or on-premises resources with public cloud services, but it does not by itself provide the cross-organizational federation and independent policy administration emphasized in the scenario. Therefore, federated cloud is the most complete match. Cisco SCOR course overview

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