AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) - Benefits of Cloud Computing

The video discusses the advantages of cloud computing, focusing on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It highlights three main reductions: hardware costs, operational costs, and deployment times. Cloud computing allows for pay-as-you-go models, reducing upfront costs and enabling faster deployment. It also increases resiliency, performance, and capacity, allowing businesses to scale efficiently and handle more users and data without significant upfront investment.

What is one of the main benefits of using AWS for hardware deployment?

• It requires manual configuration of each server.

• It requires a large upfront investment.

• It allows for immediate deployment without upfront costs.

• It limits the types of servers you can use.

How does cloud computing affect operational costs?

• Increases the need for physical hardware management.

• Increases the complexity of IT operations.

• Requires more employees to manage servers.

• Reduces the time needed for server management.

What is a key advantage of AWS in terms of deployment times?

• It takes several weeks to deploy new servers.

• It limits the number of servers you can deploy.

• It allows for quick deployment and easy scaling.

• It requires detailed hardware specifications upfront.

How does AWS handle server health issues?

• It shuts down the affected servers permanently.

• It sends alerts but requires manual fixes.

• It automatically replaces unhealthy instances.

• It requires manual intervention to fix issues.

What feature of AWS helps manage increased web traffic?

• Manual server scaling.

• Auto Scaling feature.

• Fixed server capacity.

• Limited server instances.

In what way does AWS increase capacity?

• By providing scalable storage and processing power.

• By offering fixed storage sizes.

• By limiting storage options.

• By reducing the number of users it can handle.

What is a benefit of AWS's capacity management?

• It requires upfront capacity planning.

• It limits the amount of memory available.

• It allows for flexible scaling of resources.

• It restricts future growth.