For a European company with requirements such as zero-downtime redeployment, deployment to multiple runtime versions, secure and fast performance, and the use of Anypoint MQ without additional network configuration, CloudHub is the best choice for the following reasons:

Zero-Downtime Redeployment: CloudHub supports zero-downtime deployment, which allows seamless redeployment of applications without impacting availability.

Support for Multiple Runtime Versions: CloudHub allows deploying applications across different Mule runtime versions, giving flexibility to test and migrate applications as needed.

Integrated Anypoint MQ: Anypoint MQ, which is fully integrated with CloudHub, provides reliable messaging across applications. Choosing CloudHub removes the need for additional network configurations, as Anypoint MQ can be directly accessed in this hosted environment.

Security and Performance: CloudHub offers secure networking, automatic scaling, and optimized performance without requiring a complex setup. This is managed by MuleSoft’s infrastructure, meeting the speed and security requirements with minimal overhead.

Explanation of Incorrect Options:

Option A and D (Runtime Fabric on VMs or Self-Managed Kubernetes): While Runtime Fabric offers flexibility, it requires more complex network and infrastructure configurations, which is not ideal if the company seeks simplicity.

Option B (Customer-hosted): This would require additional network and security configuration, which does not align with the requirement of minimizing setup complexity.

ReferencesFor more information on CloudHub’s capabilities regarding zero-downtime deployments and integration with Anypoint MQ, refer to MuleSoft documentation on CloudHub​​.