What is a committed use discount (CUD) in Google Cloud?

A discount applied automatically based on how long a resource has been running in a month

A discount received in exchange for committing to a minimum level of resource usage for a set term

A discount applied only to spot instances

A discount that requires no commitment and is applied to all resources

A company runs a workload that consistently uses 50% of a VM's capacity. They want to reduce costs without changing performance. What is the most effective approach?

Right-size the VM to a smaller machine type that matches the actual usage.

Set a budget alert to monitor costs.

Purchase a committed use discount for the current VM size.

Use a preemptible VM for the workload.

Which of the following can you analyze using Cloud Billing Reports?

Network latency between regions

CPU utilization of virtual machines

Cost breakdown by service and project

Which cloud financial governance best practice helps an organization understand which teams or departments are responsible for specific cloud costs?

Using only a single project for all resources

A company has a variable workload that spikes during business hours but is low at night. They want to control costs without sacrificing availability. What is the best practice?

Use autoscaling to match resource capacity to demand, and set budgets with alerts to monitor spending.

Purchase a committed use discount for the maximum expected capacity.

Set a hard quota on the number of VMs to limit costs.

Run the workload on preemptible VMs to reduce costs.

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Financial Governance and Managing Cloud Costs CLOUD-DIGITAL-LEADER Practice Questions (Page 3)

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What is a committed use discount (CUD) in Google Cloud?
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A company runs a workload that consistently uses 50% of a VM's capacity. They want to reduce costs without changing performance. What is the most effective approach?
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Which of the following can you analyze using Cloud Billing Reports?
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14foundation · easy
Which cloud financial governance best practice helps an organization understand which teams or departments are responsible for specific cloud costs?
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15application · medium
A company has a variable workload that spikes during business hours but is low at night. They want to control costs without sacrificing availability. What is the best practice?
Select an answer first

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