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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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Which consumption model provides the organization with an agreed-upon number of authorized users?
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- APer-seat licensing
- BConcurrent-use licensing
- CVolume licensing
- DPay As You Go
How the community answered
(62 responses)- A87% (54)
- B3% (2)
- C8% (5)
- D2% (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.
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.
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.
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.
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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