Which of the following is NOT a benefit of cloud computing to cloud users?

A.
On-demand self-service resources provisioning

B.
Centralized appearance of resources

C.
Highly available, horizontally scaled applications

D.
Cost reduction from standardization and automation

Explanation:
Cost reduction from standardization and automation is a benefit that accrues to the cloud provider, not the
cloud users. Additional benefits to cloud providers are:
High utilization through virtualization and shared resources
Easier administration
Fail-in-place operations model
Benefits that accrue to cloud users include:
On-demand self-service resources provisioning
Centralized appearance of resources
Highly available, horizontally scaled applications
No local backups required
Cloud users can also benefit from new services such as intelligent DNS, which can direct user requests to
locations that are using fewer resources.
Objective:
Network Fundamentals
Sub-Objective:
Describe the effects of cloud resources on enterprise network architecture

Cloud and Systems Management Benefits