CCSP Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design Practice Question
A cloud architect is designing a solution that must automatically scale compute resources based on real-time demand. The application is stateless and can tolerate brief interruptions. Which cloud design principle is most directly addressed by this requirement?
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Rapid elasticity
Rapid elasticity allows resources to scale up and down automatically to meet demand, which is the principle being applied. This is a key characteristic of cloud computing.
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Broad network access
Why it's wrong here
Broad network access is about availability over the network.
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Measured service
Why it's wrong here
Measured service is about metering and billing.
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Rapid elasticity
Why this is correct
Rapid elasticity enables automatic scaling based on demand.
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Resource pooling
Why it's wrong here
Resource pooling refers to multi-tenancy, not scaling.
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