CLF-C02 Question 42
Select 3A company is evaluating the cost differences between maintaining an on-premises data center and migrating to AWS. Which of the following costs are typically associated with an on-premises environment but not with AWS?
- A
Upfront capital expenditure for hardware
- B
Costs for maintaining physical security of the data center
- C
Pay-as-you-go pricing for resources
- D
Electricity and cooling costs for servers
- E
Costs for scaling resources dynamically based on demand
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
On-premises environments require upfront capital expenditure, ongoing costs for physical security, and electricity and cooling costs, all of which are handled by AWS in its cloud model. These are significant factors to consider when comparing on-premises environments to AWS.
- A. Correct.
On-premises environments require significant upfront investment in hardware, which is not applicable in AWS as it uses a pay-as-you-go model.
- B. Correct.
On-premises environments require organizations to maintain the physical security of their data centers, while AWS takes care of physical security in the cloud.
- C. Incorrect.
Pay-as-you-go pricing is a benefit of AWS and does not apply to on-premises environments, making this option incorrect.
- D. Correct.
Electricity and cooling costs are a burden of on-premises environments, whereas AWS manages these costs as part of its cloud services.
- E. Incorrect.
On-premises environments are not as flexible in scaling resources dynamically compared to AWS, but this is not a direct cost associated with on-premises environments.