Cloud ConceptsQuestion 1 of 100
Which statement best describes the primary financial benefit of moving from an on-premises data center to the AWS Cloud?
a.It eliminates all costs associated with running applications
b.It trades large upfront capital expenses for variable operating expenses that scale with usage
c.It guarantees that monthly bills will never change month to month
d.It removes the need to monitor how many resources you consume
Explanation
Cloud computing lets organizations avoid large upfront investments in hardware (CapEx) and instead pay only for the resources they actually use (OpEx). This variable cost model scales up or down with demand. Costs are not eliminated, and usage should still be monitored.
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