Real World Examples

Jim the systems admin at a fictitious company is an absolute control freak! From the list below, choose the most appropriate cloud solution for him:
a). Virtual Machines
b). Containers
c). Serverless compute

Virtual Machines

Define: Elasticity as it relates to cloud computing

As your workload changes due to a spike or drop in demand, a cloud computing system can compensate by automatically adding or removing resources. (e.g. a web-site during Black Friday Sale)

Define: fault-tolerance as it relates to cloud computing

Customers and end-users are not impacted when a disaster occurs.

Compare / Contrast CapEx(Capital Expenditure) vs. OpEx(Operational Expenditure)

• CapEx refers to the upfront cost of physical hardware

• OpEx refers to the ongoing pending on services over time; “Pay as you use“

Rob has started his own video surveillance company and wishes to park his customer's footage in the cloud where it is secure and highly accessible. Propose the most appropriate Azure storage solution to him.

and wishes to park his customer's footage in the cloud where it is secure and highly accessible. Propose the most appropriate Azure storage solution to him.

Azure Blob Storage, is capable of storing very large objects like video files & bitmaps.

With regards, to the burden upon the customer, which of the following provides the least burden?
a). IaaS
b). PaaS
c). SaaS

SaaS

You company is running an extremely predictable solution with known workload for foreseen long turn future. What can be a viable solution?

A CapEx Computing Solution
B OpEx - Operational Expense cloud solution
C Both
D None

A. CapEx