In a Corporation Where Compute Utilization Spikes Several Times a Year

question 245

Multiple Choice

In a corporation where compute utilization spikes several times a year, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) has requested a cost-effective architecture to handle the variable capacity demand. Which of the following characteristics BEST describes what the CIO has requested?

• A) Elasticity
• B) Scalability
• C) High availability
• D) Redundancy

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