AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)Cloud ConceptsHard
A company plans to expand its application into a new geographic market. Setting up an on-premises data center in that region would require an estimated 6 months for site selection, hardware procurement, and installation. By deploying its application into an existing AWS Region instead, the company launches the new deployment within 3 days. Which benefit of cloud computing does this scenario best illustrate?
- AIncreased speed and agility to deploy globally
- BTrading capital expense for variable expense
- CStop guessing about capacity
- DAchieving economies of scale
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Increased speed and agility to deploy globally
This scenario illustrates the cloud benefit of going global in minutes, which reflects increased speed and agility—the ability to deploy resources into new AWS Regions worldwide rapidly instead of spending months building physical infrastructure. This is distinct from the CapEx/OpEx shift, economies of scale in pricing, or capacity planning, none of which relate to geographic deployment speed.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. CapEx to OpEx relates to how costs are structured, not deployment speed.
- C. Stop guessing capacity relates to matching resource supply to actual demand, not global expansion speed.
- D. Economies of scale relates to lower unit costs from aggregated demand, not deployment time.
Go Global in Minutes
A cloud computing benefit where organizations can deploy applications to multiple geographic regions within minutes instead of months required for physical infrastructure.
- One of the six advantages of cloud computing
- Reduces time-to-market for global expansion
- Uses AWS's global Region/AZ infrastructure
Memory trick: Go global in minutes, not months.