Question
Which of the following cloud characteristics helps transform from a typical capital expenditure model to an operating expenditure model?
- A. Pay-as-you-go Correct
- B. Elasticity
- C. Self-service
- D. Availability
Explanation
With pay-as-you-go pricing, the organization pays only for the resources it consumes as a recurring operating expense instead of buying hardware up front as a capital expense. Elasticity lets resources scale up and down, self-service lets users provision resources on demand, and availability describes uptime; none of these by itself changes how the cost is accounted for.
