Challenges with Traditional Public Cloud Solutions

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Why is there a lack of innovation and improvement in service levels in traditional public cloud solutions?

  • Inadequate investment in infrastructure.
  • Market dominance and limited competition deter innovation. (correct)
  • Focus on decentralization and redundancy.
  • Lack of demand for cloud services.

What is a significant drawback of traditional public cloud solutions mentioned in the text?

  • Innovative approaches to tiering and prioritizing data.
  • High affordability for users.
  • Decentralized infrastructure ensuring data security.
  • Centralized nature leading to a single point of failure. (correct)

Why have public cloud providers not significantly improved affordability or performance despite scaling up their services?

  • Increased demand for cloud storage.
  • Rapid technological advancements in the industry.
  • Efforts to improve data security measures.
  • Limited competition and a focus on maintaining existing solutions. (correct)

What factor contributes to the oligopoly position of public cloud solutions providers in the market?

<p>Heavy infrastructure investment and market dominance. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of a single point of failure in traditional public cloud solutions?

<p>Possible complete system shutdown due to one mishap or attack. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do traditional public cloud providers lack incentive to innovate according to the text?

<p>Their widespread market dominance diminishes innovation incentives. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key advantages of utilizing cloud storage mentioned in the text?

<p>Lower electricity usage compared to traditional data centers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technology is utilized by Impossible Cloud to provide decentralized cloud services?

<p>Web3 technology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feature ensures high availability in the cloud storage platform mentioned in the text?

<p>100% durability without any single point of failure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does using existing cloud storage capacity benefit cloud service providers according to the text?

<p>Avoids the need to build new data centers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Impossible Cloud do to lower end-user costs significantly as mentioned in the text?

<p>Monetizes spare capacity in top-tier data centers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What protocol is supported by the platform providing off-site storage for Kubernetes object storage requirements?

<p>S3 protocol (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has been a direct consequence of market domination in the cloud storage space?

<p>Decrease in innovation and introduction of premium upgrades (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the choice between high-response 'hot storage' and lower-performance 'cold storage'?

<p>Performance trade-off decision (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common issue with the pricing structure of cloud storage services mentioned in the text?

<p>Complexity with hidden or indirect costs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is expanding data centers continuously considered an inefficient approach according to the text?

<p>It fails to address the inefficiency of data center utilization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do businesses have to choose between when considering 'hot storage' and 'cold storage'?

<p>Performance levels and associated costs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How have public clouds failed to address the rising demand for cloud services efficiently?

<p>By relying on continuous expansion of data centers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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