IBM Cloud Advocate 2026 – 180 Exam Questions on IaaS, IAM, VPC & Security Services

This document contains approximately 180 expert-verified exam questions and answers for IBM Cloud Advocate 2026 certification preparation. It provides comprehensive coverage of core cloud computing concepts including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS service models, distributed cloud architecture, IBM Cloud location hierarchy (Geography, Country, Metro, Zone), and essential infrastructure components such as VPC, public gateways, Virtual Server Instances (VSIs), bare metal servers, transient servers, and VMware solutions (Dedicated and Shared). The material also explores storage solutions including Object Storage resiliency levels and tiers, Block Storage, and database classifications (SQL, NoSQL, Key-Value). Security, compliance, and identity management are covered extensively, including IBM Cloud IAM components (Users, Access Groups, Resources, Resource Groups), IAM roles and policies (Subject, Target, Role), RBAC vs ABAC, Access Control Lists (ACLs), Key Protect, Hyper Protect Crypto Services, Configuration Governance within the Security and Compliance Center, and encryption lifecycle monitoring via Activity Tracker. Operational monitoring and DevOps capabilities are also reviewed, including IBM Cloud Monitoring, Log Analysis, Continuous Delivery, Event Streams (Kafka-based), API Gateway, and Code Engine for serverless container workloads. Additional enterprise services such as IBM MQ, App Connect, Veeam, Zerto, and F5 Big IP Suite are included to reinforce hybrid cloud and disaster recovery knowledge. The structured Q&A format aligns with IBM Cloud Advocate certification objectives and supports foundational to intermediate-level cloud competency. This resource is especially relevant for: IBM Cloud Advocate certification candidates Cloud computing beginners and IT professionals transitioning to cloud Sales engineers and solution architects DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers Technical consultants working with IBM Cloud services Students preparing for entry-level cloud certifications Keywords: IBM Cloud Advocate 2026, IBM Cloud certification questions, IaaS PaaS SaaS models, distributed cloud IBM, IBM Cloud IAM components, RBAC vs ABAC, IBM Cloud VPC architecture, virtual server instances VSI, bare metal vs virtual server, IBM Cloud object storage tiers, IBM Cloud resiliency levels, Hyper Protect Crypto Services, Key Protect encryption management, Security and Compliance Center governance, IBM Cloud Monitoring and Log Analysis, IBM Cloud Code Engine, IBM MQ messaging service, App Connect integration, VMware Solution Dedicated Shared, DevOps Continuous Delivery IBM, API Gateway IBM Cloud