Chapter 2: Benefits of Cloud Computing
In Chapter 1, Introduction to Cloud Computing, you gained the skills needed to define cloud computing, describe the delivery and service models, and compare characteristics and use case scenarios.
This chapter will outline the benefits and value of cloud computing and its positioning as a digital transformation enabler, and we'll look at the audience of cloud computing and the cloud mindset that should be adopted compared to the traditional computing mindset. We will also cover the computing concept of a hierarchy of needs and look at cloud computing's operations model. The chapter closes with the economics of cloud computing and the foundational change of moving from a CapEx to an OpEx cost expenditure model.
The objectives for this chapter continue the coverage of the AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals exam skills area, Describe Cloud Concepts.
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to do the following:
- Identify the benefits...
