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What is one of the common benefits of adopting cloud computing according to the text?
What is one of the common benefits of adopting cloud computing according to the text?
- Reduced availability and reliability
- Reduced investments and proportional costs (correct)
- Decreased scalability
- Increased upfront IT investments
Which term refers to the feature in cloud computing that allows measured operational expenditures to replace anticipated capital expenditures?
Which term refers to the feature in cloud computing that allows measured operational expenditures to replace anticipated capital expenditures?
- Proportional costs
- Up-front IT investments
- Core business investment
- Measured Usage (correct)
What is a key economic rationale for investing in cloud-based IT resources?
What is a key economic rationale for investing in cloud-based IT resources?
- Minimization of up-front IT investments (correct)
- Ownership costs of hardware and software
- Increasing upfront financial commitments
- Reduction of measured operational expenditures
Which characteristic of cloud computing allows enterprises to start small and increase resource allocation as required?
Which characteristic of cloud computing allows enterprises to start small and increase resource allocation as required?
What does the reduction of up-front capital expenses in cloud computing allow enterprises to do?
What does the reduction of up-front capital expenses in cloud computing allow enterprises to do?
Which term describes the direct relationship between business performance and operational expenditures in cloud computing?
Which term describes the direct relationship between business performance and operational expenditures in cloud computing?
What is a key financial benefit for cloud consumers?
What is a key financial benefit for cloud consumers?
How do cloud providers leverage economies of scale in cloud computing?
How do cloud providers leverage economies of scale in cloud computing?
Which characteristic of cloud computing allows cloud consumers to scale IT resources automatically or manually?
Which characteristic of cloud computing allows cloud consumers to scale IT resources automatically or manually?
What impact does cloud computing have on the financial risks of businesses?
What impact does cloud computing have on the financial risks of businesses?
Which deployment model in cloud computing allows multiple organizations to use shared resources?
Which deployment model in cloud computing allows multiple organizations to use shared resources?
What service model in cloud computing offers the highest level of control and customization for the consumer?
What service model in cloud computing offers the highest level of control and customization for the consumer?
What is a major challenge faced by cloud consumers in terms of security vulnerabilities?
What is a major challenge faced by cloud consumers in terms of security vulnerabilities?
How does reduced operational governance control in the cloud compare to on-premise resources?
How does reduced operational governance control in the cloud compare to on-premise resources?
What contributes to the challenge of limited portability between cloud providers?
What contributes to the challenge of limited portability between cloud providers?
Why can overlapping trust boundaries between cloud consumers lead to security challenges?
Why can overlapping trust boundaries between cloud consumers lead to security challenges?
Which factor contributes to multi-regional compliance and legal issues in cloud computing?
Which factor contributes to multi-regional compliance and legal issues in cloud computing?
Why is establishing a secure architecture challenging across trust boundaries in cloud computing?
Why is establishing a secure architecture challenging across trust boundaries in cloud computing?
