Microsoft 365 FundamentalsDescribe cloud conceptsMedium
A global non-profit organization is evaluating cloud services. They require a solution that allows them to provision computing resources, such as virtual machines, storage, and networking, programmatically and on-demand without direct human intervention. Which cloud characteristic best describes this requirement?
- AOn-demand self-service
- BBroad network access
- CResource pooling
- DMeasured service
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. On-demand self-service
On-demand self-service allows users to provision computing capabilities, such as server time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with each service provider. This aligns with the organization's need to provision resources programmatically and on-demand without direct human intervention.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Broad network access refers to the availability of cloud capabilities over the network through standard mechanisms that promote use by heterogeneous thin or thick client platforms.
- C. Resource pooling refers to the cloud provider's computing resources being pooled to serve multiple consumers using a multi-tenant model, with different physical and virtual resources dynamically assigned and reassigned according to consumer demand.
- D. Measured service refers to cloud systems automatically controlling and optimizing resource use by leveraging a metering capability at some level of abstraction appropriate to the type of service.
On-demand Self-service
A cloud computing characteristic allowing users to provision computing resources automatically and as needed, without requiring human interaction with the service provider.
- Users can provision resources independently.
- Eliminates delays associated with manual provisioning.
- A core characteristic of cloud computing.
Memory trick: Cloud services are always available, elastic, and self-serving.