A systems administrator is responsible for managing the licenses for a piece of cloud-based software. Currently, there are 100 users who access the software, and the organization receives a monthly bill for these users. When the organization hires an additional 50 users who also need access, the systems administrator increases the number of licenses by using a web-based management tool, and notices that the vendor has automatically given all users access to the newly released 2.0 version of the software. This is an example of what type of licensing?

When designing physical servers that will host virtual machines, what are the appropriate considerations concerning resources such as processors, memory, networking, and storage?

A startup company provides services primarily in the form of Software as a Service (SaaS). When demand grows rapidly for its services, the company scales up resource usage as needed and pays only for the quantity of resources that they need at any given time. Which characteristic of cloud computing does this capability reflect?

A company requests consultation on a server deployment since they have no dedicated IT staff. They need a solution that offers simplified licensing, pay-as-you-go pricing, rapid deployment, and rapid elasticity. Which deployment model would serve them best?

A cloud engineer must recommend a server virtualization solution for a Fortune 500 company. The company wants an enterprise-class solution that features centralized management, high availability, and more features, even if it requires a much more expensive licensing structure. The company most likely requires which type of virtualization?

A human resources firm maintains a database containing personally identifiable information at its central office. The company maintains its client-facing software in a cloud deployment (Software as a Service). Which type of server deployment is this?

A software development house seeks to expand its server architecture. The company wants a solution that can scale substantially and rapidly with demand by easily adding resources, such as processors or memory. Which type of server architecture would best meet their needs?

A startup company provides services primarily in the form of Software as a Service (SaaS). When demand rapidly grows for its services, the company provisions resources when needed without relying on the Cloud Service Provider (CSP). Which characteristic of cloud computing does this capability reflect?

What are advantages of cloud deployments over on-premises deployments?

A cloud engineer has created several new virtual machines (VMs). Before using the new machines, what must the engineer allocate for each one via the hypervisor software?