CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002)Management and Technical OperationsMedium
A cloud administrator is configuring a new cloud environment and needs to ensure that all virtual machines (VMs) deployed are automatically assigned appropriate cost center tags and security group rules based on their purpose (e.g., 'development', 'production', 'testing'). Which cloud management practice should be implemented to achieve this?
- ACloud Billing Alarms
- BAutomated Provisioning with Tagging Policies
- CManual Tagging and Configuration
- DVirtual Private Cloud (VPC) Peering
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Automated Provisioning with Tagging Policies
Automated provisioning, combined with predefined tagging policies and configuration rules, ensures that resources are consistently and correctly configured upon creation. This addresses both the tagging for cost allocation and the application of security group rules automatically.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Cloud billing alarms monitor costs but do not automate the assignment of tags or security rules during provisioning.
- C. Manual tagging is error-prone and not scalable, failing to meet the 'automatically assigned' requirement.
- D. VPC peering connects two VPCs, which is unrelated to automating resource tagging or security group assignments.
Automated Provisioning
The process of automatically setting up and configuring IT infrastructure and resources using code or scripts, often including predefined tagging and security policies.
- Ensures consistency and reduces human error.
- Speeds up resource deployment.
- Enforces compliance with organizational policies (e.g., tagging, security).
Memory trick: Provision Automatically, Tag Correctly.