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CV0-002 · Question #442

A consultant is helping a gaming-as-a-service company set up a new cloud. The company recently bought several graphic cards that need to be added to the servers. Which of the following should the cons

The correct answer is A. Private. For a gaming-as-a-service company requiring specialized hardware like graphic cards, a private cloud is the most cost-effective option as it allows direct hardware procurement and dedicated resource utilization, avoiding the higher costs associated with custom hardware configurat

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Question

A consultant is helping a gaming-as-a-service company set up a new cloud. The company recently bought several graphic cards that need to be added to the servers. Which of the following should the consultant suggest as the MOST cost effective?

Options

  • APrivate
  • BPublic
  • CCommunity
  • DSaaS

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    83% (33)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    10% (4)

Why each option

For a gaming-as-a-service company requiring specialized hardware like graphic cards, a private cloud is the most cost-effective option as it allows direct hardware procurement and dedicated resource utilization, avoiding the higher costs associated with custom hardware configurations in public clouds.

APrivateCorrect

A private cloud allows the company to purchase and install its own specialized hardware, such as graphic cards, directly into dedicated servers within its own data center or a co-located facility. This approach eliminates the often higher costs of renting instances with specific GPU configurations from public cloud providers or the lack of such specific configurations for proprietary hardware in other models.

BPublic

While public clouds offer scalability, custom hardware like specific graphic cards can be expensive or unavailable for direct installation, and renting GPU instances is often more costly than owning and operating them for consistent, high-demand workloads.

CCommunity

A community cloud involves sharing resources among multiple organizations with common interests, but it doesn't inherently address the cost-effectiveness of custom hardware procurement for a single company compared to a private cloud.

DSaaS

SaaS is a software delivery model where the application is hosted by a third party, and the customer has no control over the underlying infrastructure or ability to add physical hardware like graphic cards.

Concept tested: Cloud deployment models for specialized hardware needs

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/cloud-model-comparison

Topics

#Cloud models#Private cloud#Cost effectiveness#Hardware requirements

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