CLOUD-DIGITAL-LEADER · Question #377
What is the typical cloud spending behavior of most organizations?
The correct answer is A. Decentralized and variable. Cloud spending is typically decentralized because individual teams, departments, or developers can independently provision and consume cloud resources without going through a central procurement process. It is also variable because the cloud's pay-as-you-go model means costs…
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What is the typical cloud spending behavior of most organizations?
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- ADecentralized and variable
- BCentralized and variable
- CDecentralized and fixed
- DCentralized and fixed
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A89% (17)
- B5% (1)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
Cloud spending is typically decentralized because individual teams, departments, or developers can independently provision and consume cloud resources without going through a central procurement process. It is also variable because the cloud's pay-as-you-go model means costs fluctuate based on actual usage rather than being tied to fixed, pre-purchased hardware. This decentralized, variable nature is a key reason why cloud cost visibility and governance (FinOps) are ongoing challenges for organizations.
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