CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002)Management and Technical OperationsEasy
A cloud operations team needs to ensure that specific virtual machines (VMs) are automatically shut down outside of business hours to save costs, but remain available during peak usage. Which cloud management practice should they implement?
- AAutomated Scheduling
- BContinuous Integration (CI)
- CInfrastructure as Code (IaC)
- DService Mesh Implementation
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Automated Scheduling
Automated scheduling is the most direct and effective method for managing VM uptime and downtime based on predefined schedules, directly addressing cost savings and availability requirements.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. CI is a development practice for integrating code changes, unrelated to operational VM scheduling.
- C. IaC focuses on defining infrastructure programmatically, not directly on scheduling operational tasks.
- D. Service mesh manages communication between microservices, not VM operational schedules.
Automated Scheduling
The practice of automatically starting, stopping, or adjusting cloud resources based on predefined time-based rules or events.
- Optimizes cost by shutting down unused resources.
- Ensures resources are available when needed.
- Reduces manual operational overhead.
Memory trick: Time is Money in the Cloud.