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What are two reasons a company would choose a cloud deployment over an on-prem deployment? (Choose Two)

The correct answer is B. Cloud costs adjust up or down depending on the amount of resources consumed. On- Prem costs D. Cloud resources scale automatically to an increase in demand. On-prem requires additional. Companies choose cloud deployments over on-prem primarily for the ability to adjust costs dynamically based on resource consumption and for the automatic scalability of resources to meet fluctuating demand.

Submitted by luis.pe· Mar 6, 2026Architecture

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What are two reasons a company would choose a cloud deployment over an on-prem deployment? (Choose Two)

Options

  • AIn a cloud environment, the company controls technical issues. On-prem environments rely on the
  • BCloud costs adjust up or down depending on the amount of resources consumed. On- Prem costs
  • CCloud deployments require long implementation times due to capital expenditure processes. On-
  • DCloud resources scale automatically to an increase in demand. On-prem requires additional
  • EIn a cloud environment, the company is in full control of access to their data. On-prem risks

How the community answered

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  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    93% (43)
  • E
    4% (2)

Why each option

Companies choose cloud deployments over on-prem primarily for the ability to adjust costs dynamically based on resource consumption and for the automatic scalability of resources to meet fluctuating demand.

AIn a cloud environment, the company controls technical issues. On-prem environments rely on the

In a cloud environment, the cloud provider typically manages many underlying technical issues related to infrastructure and platform, whereas in on-premise environments, the company retains full control and responsibility for all technical issues.

BCloud costs adjust up or down depending on the amount of resources consumed. On- Prem costsCorrect

Cloud computing typically operates on a pay-as-you-go model (operational expenditure), allowing costs to scale up or down directly with resource usage, offering greater financial flexibility compared to the significant upfront capital investments required for on-premise infrastructure.

CCloud deployments require long implementation times due to capital expenditure processes. On-

Cloud deployments generally require significantly shorter implementation times due to on-demand resource provisioning, bypassing the lengthy procurement and capital expenditure processes often associated with on-premise infrastructure setup.

DCloud resources scale automatically to an increase in demand. On-prem requires additionalCorrect

Cloud environments offer elastic scalability, enabling resources to automatically provision or de-provision in response to changes in demand, ensuring performance and availability without manual intervention or the need to over-provision, unlike on-prem solutions that require additional hardware acquisition and setup.

EIn a cloud environment, the company is in full control of access to their data. On-prem risks

In a cloud environment, control over data access is based on a shared responsibility model between the company and the cloud provider, implying shared control rather than full control, which is often a point of debate when compared to a completely self-managed on-prem setup.

Concept tested: Cloud computing advantages

Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/cloud-computing-dictionary/what-is-cloud-computing/

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#Cloud benefits#Cloud scalability#Cloud economics#On-prem vs Cloud

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