CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002)Management and Technical OperationsEasy
A cloud operations team is tasked with ensuring that all new virtual machines (VMs) deployed in their cloud environment automatically conform to corporate security policies and network configurations without manual intervention. This includes installing specific agents, applying firewall rules, and joining the correct network segments. Which of the following cloud management concepts would best achieve this requirement?
- AAutomated provisioning
- BResource tagging
- CCost optimization
- DManual provisioning
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Automated provisioning
Automated provisioning allows for the programmatic deployment and configuration of cloud resources, ensuring consistency and adherence to predefined policies without human involvement.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Resource tagging is used for categorization and management, not for automated deployment and configuration of resources.
- C. Cost optimization focuses on reducing expenditures, not on the automated deployment and configuration of resources.
- D. Manual provisioning involves human intervention, which contradicts the requirement for automatic conformance.
Automated Provisioning
The process of programmatically creating, configuring, and deploying cloud resources (like VMs, networks, and storage) based on predefined templates and policies, minimizing manual intervention.
- Ensures consistency and compliance.
- Reduces human error and speeds up deployment.
- Often uses Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
Memory trick: Automation makes cloud deployments FAST and FLAWLESS.