Cloud economics bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Request, receive and later release as much as needed.

   Item

   Elasticity

2. Clue

   Capacity built for the peak, idle the rest of the time.

   Item

   Overprovision

3. Clue

   The typical charging basis for cloud services.

   Item

   Pay per use

4. Clue

   Costs accrue across it, the fee is due at its end.

   Item

   Billing period

5. Clue

   Given for downtime, capped at part of the bill.

   Item

   Service credit

6. Clue

   What lower up front costs make easier for pilots.

   Item

   Agility

7. Clue

   What follows non payment after the grace period.

   Item

   Suspension

8. Clue

   The model with significant to high up front costs.

   Item

   On site priv.

9. Clue

   Where a public provider can place its data centres.

   Item

   Low cost site

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation