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Cloud Computing · Foundational

Measured Service

NIST cloud characteristic: resource usage is metered, monitored and reported, enabling pay-per-use billing and transparency.

Definition

Cloud systems automatically control and optimize resource use by leveraging a metering capability appropriate to the type of service, such as storage, processing, bandwidth or active user accounts. Usage can be monitored, controlled and reported, providing transparency for both provider and consumer and enabling consumption-based pricing.

Example

A monthly bill itemizes compute hours, gigabytes stored and gigabytes transferred out of a region.

Exam tip

Measured service is the characteristic that enables chargeback and showback models in cost questions.

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