Dell EMC Associate – Cloud Infrastructure and Services v3 — Question 48

An organization requires double the processing capacity for a specific duration to handle increased workload. For the remaining period, the organization might want to release the idle resources to save costs. The workload variations may be seasonal or transient.
Which cloud characteristics enables the consumer to handle such variations in workloads and IT resource requirements?

Answer options

• A. Rapid elasticity
• B. Resource pooling
• C. Measured service
• D. On-demand self-service

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Rapid elasticity is the correct answer because it allows the cloud service to automatically scale resources up or down based on demand, enabling the organization to effectively manage workload variations. Resource pooling, measured service, and on-demand self-service are important cloud characteristics, but they do not specifically address the need for dynamic scaling in response to fluctuating workloads.