QuizGecko Mod: IT Infrastructure Expenses Consumption-Based Model Quiz and Flashcards

6 Questions

CapEx is a one-time, up-front expenditure to purchase or secure tangible resources, while OpEx is spending money on services or products over time.

You don't have to worry about getting the resource needs just right.

The delivery of computing services over the internet by using a pay-as-you-go pricing model.

Operational expenditure

You pay for the IT resources you use

You pay only for what you use with cloud computing

Study Notes

Capital Expenditure (CapEx) involves upfront costs for hardware, software, and infrastructure, treated as assets on a company's balance sheet
Operational Expenditure (OpEx) involves ongoing expenses for services, maintenance, and support, treated as expenses on the income statement

Cloud computing is a model for delivering IT services over the internet, on-demand and pay-per-use
It enables on-demand access to a shared pool of computing resources, such as servers, storage, databases, software, and applications

The consumption-based model in cloud computing allows users to pay only for the resources they use, reducing upfront costs and scaling up or down as needed
Advantage: provides flexibility, scalability, and cost savings
Benefit: eliminates the need for upfront capital expenditures and reduces the need for ongoing maintenance and support

Cloud computing differs from maintaining CPUs and storage in your own datacenter, as it provides a scalable, on-demand, and pay-per-use model
Cloud computing reduces the need for upfront capital expenditures and ongoing maintenance and support costs associated with traditional on-premise infrastructure

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