Question

Difficulty: EasyDefine the benefits of the AWS Cloud

A healthcare analytics startup is launching a new processing platform. The company wants to minimize large upfront hardware costs and ensure they do not pay for idle server resources during periods of low activity. Which of the following are benefits of the AWS Cloud that directly address these requirements? (Select TWO.)

  1. Trading capital expense for variable expenseAnswer
  2. B
    Trading variable expense for capital expense
  3. Stopping guessing capacityAnswer
  4. D
    Using scalability to dynamically shrink and grow resources in real-time as demand changes
  5. E
    Building applications using a monolithic architecture to simplify local communication

Answer

Trading capital expense for variable expense and stopping guessing capacity
Trading capital expense for variable expense allows the company to pay only for the resources they consume instead of investing heavily in physical datacenters. Stopping guessing capacity ensures the company can scale resources automatically to meet demand without paying for idle server capacity during low-traffic periods.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the business requirements of the startup.
The company wants to avoid large upfront hardware costs and prevent paying for idle server resources.
This maps the startup's requirements to specific AWS Cloud benefits.
2
Evaluate the choices to find which AWS Cloud benefits solve these requirements.
Trading capital expense for variable expense eliminates upfront investments, and stopping guessing capacity prevents paying for idle capacity.
This identifies the two correct benefits of the AWS Cloud.

Key Concept

Benefits of the AWS Cloud
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