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A multinational corporation is embarking on a comprehensive cloud migration strategy for its global IT infrastructure. The organization has stringent requirements, including the need for complete administrative control over the hardware and operating systems to customize the environment for high-performance computing (HPC) tasks. Additionally, the solution must support scalability to accommodate fluctuating workloads while ensuring cost-effectiveness and compliance with international data sovereignty laws. Considering these requirements, which cloud service model would best meet the corporation's needs? (Choose one correct option.)
A
Software as a Service (SaaS) - Offers ready-to-use software applications hosted on the cloud, eliminating the need for managing underlying infrastructure.
B
Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Provides a cloud-based platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure.
C
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Delivers virtualized computing resources over the internet, offering full control over the hardware and operating systems, suitable for custom and high-performance computing needs.
D
None of the above - The corporation's requirements cannot be met by any existing cloud service models.