Cloud ConceptsQuestion 2 of 100
A company can provision hundreds of servers in minutes and release them just as quickly when demand drops. Which cloud benefit does this describe?
a.Agility and elasticity
b.Fixed capacity planning
c.Manual hardware procurement
d.Long-term data-center leasing
Explanation
Elasticity is the ability to acquire resources as you need them and release them when you no longer need them, in minutes rather than weeks. Combined with agility, this lets teams experiment and innovate faster than with traditional infrastructure.
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