* Understanding the Requirements:
The customer wants to modernize a legacy application into a cloud-native application.
The new application must have a web-based user interface (UI) that runs closer to end users.
Critical data must be kept on-premises for security, compliance, or performance reasons.
* Deployment Model Options:
Cloud Service On-Premises (A): This typically refers to running cloud-like services in an on-premises data center, which doesn't satisfy the requirement of running the UI closer to end users in the public cloud.
Hybrid Cloud (B): This model integrates both public cloud and on-premises resources, allowing the UI to run in the public cloud for proximity to end users, while critical data remains on-premises.
Public Cloud Only (C): This would mean hosting everything in the public cloud, which does not meet the requirement of keeping critical data on-premises.
Traditional IT On-Premises Only (D): This would keep all components on-premises, not leveraging the benefits of the public cloud for the web-based UI.
* Why Hybrid Cloud (B) is the Best Fit:
Flexibility and Proximity: A hybrid cloud allows the deployment of the web-based UI in the public cloud, ensuring low latency and high performance for end users.
Data Sovereignty and Compliance: Critical data can remain on-premises, satisfying security and compliance needs.
Best of Both Worlds: It combines the scalability and flexibility of the public cloud with the control and security of on-premises infrastructure.
* Reference:
HPE's Hybrid Cloud Solutions: HPE Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Benefits of Hybrid Cloud: What is Hybrid Cloud?

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Reference:
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