What is Cloud Data Management? Benefits, Challenges & Best Practices

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Cloud Data Management Key Considerations

Consideration	On-Premises	Cloud
Infrastructure control	Full control	Shared responsibility
Scalability	Limited by hardware	Elastic (on-demand)
Cost model	Capital expenditure	Operating expenditure (pay-as-you-go)
Data sovereignty	Clear (on-premises location)	Complex (cloud region laws apply)
Security responsibility	Organisation owns all layers	Shared (provider secures infrastructure)
Governance visibility	High (single environment)	Lower (data spreads across services)
Disaster recovery	Complex and costly	Built-in (multi-region replication)

CDMP Exam Relevance

Cloud data management is tested across multiple CDMP knowledge areas, particularly Data Architecture (6%), Data Security (6%), and Data Storage & Operations (6%). Key exam topics include: the shared responsibility model, data sovereignty and compliance considerations, the benefits and challenges of cloud data management, and the governance practices needed to manage data effectively in cloud environments. Understanding cloud concepts is increasingly important as organisations migrate to cloud-first data architectures.

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