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810-440 · Question #134

Which consumption model provides the organization with an agreed-upon number of authorized users?

The correct answer is A. Per-seat licensing. Per-seat licensing is a software consumption model where an organization purchases a license for each individual user who is authorized to access and use the software or service. This model ensures that only a pre-determined number of users can utilize the product, aligning costs

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Question

Which consumption model provides the organization with an agreed-upon number of authorized users?

Options

  • APer-seat licensing
  • BConcurrent-use licensing
  • CVolume licensing
  • DPay As You Go

How the community answered

(62 responses)
  • A
    87% (54)
  • B
    3% (2)
  • C
    8% (5)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Per-seat licensing is a software consumption model where an organization purchases a license for each individual user who is authorized to access and use the software or service. This model ensures that only a pre-determined number of users can utilize the product, aligning costs with the exact number of identified users.

APer-seat licensingCorrect

Per-seat licensing, also known as per-user licensing, is a model where a specific license is purchased for each individual named user who needs access to a software product or service. This directly corresponds to an "agreed-upon number of authorized users" because each user must have their own designated license to operate the software, making it common for productivity suites and SaaS applications.

BConcurrent-use licensing

Concurrent-use licensing allows a certain number of users to access software simultaneously, but doesn't tie a license to a specific named user, only to the number of active sessions.

CVolume licensing

Volume licensing involves purchasing multiple licenses at a reduced cost for a large number of users or devices, but the core mechanism often still depends on whether it's per-user or per-device, not just the "volume" itself as the direct answer to an agreed-upon number of authorized users.

DPay As You Go

Pay As You Go is a consumption-based model where charges are incurred based on actual usage (e.g., data processed, compute time), not specifically on an "agreed-upon number of authorized users."

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