Cloud services exhibit five essential characteristics that demonstrate their relation to, and differences from, traditional computing approaches. Which one of the five characteristics is described as: a consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities such as server time and network storage as needed?
The characteristic described, where a consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities such as server time and network storage as needed, corresponds to 'On-demand self-service'. This characteristic enables users to access and manage cloud resources independently, without requiring human intervention from the service provider. This aligns with the principle that users can automatically and on-demand acquire the resources they need.
The characteristic described as "a consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities such as server time and network storage as needed" is: E. On-demand self-service On-demand self-service is one of the essential characteristics of cloud services. It refers to the capability for consumers to independently and automatically provision computing resources without the need for human interaction with the cloud service provider. Users can access and allocate resources, such as server instances, storage, and network bandwidth, as per their requirements, typically through a self-service portal or API. This characteristic enables users to scale resources up or down on-demand, in a flexible and automated manner, based on their immediate needs, without relying on manual intervention from the cloud service provider.
Answer is (E) On-demand self-service: A consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities, such as server time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with each service provider. (NIST Definition)