AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) — Question 483

A company migrated to the AWS Cloud. Now the company pays for services on an as-needed basis.

Which advantage of cloud computing is the company benefiting from?

Answer options

• A. Stop spending money running and maintaining data centers
• B. Increase speed and agility
• C. Go global in minutes
• D. Trade fixed expense for variable expense

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Paying for services on an as-needed basis allows organizations to pay only for the resources they consume, which directly represents the benefit of trading fixed capital expenses for variable expenses. While migrating to the cloud also eliminates data center maintenance costs (Option A), the specific pay-as-you-go pricing model is the primary driver of variable expenses. Options B and C describe other cloud benefits related to deployment speed and geographic reach, which are not the focus of this cost-related scenario.