A development team provisions a complete test environment in 15 minutes using Azure, instead of waiting six weeks for hardware procurement. Which cloud benefit does this demonstrate?
A.Agility
Agility = rapid resource provisioning and iteration. Correct.
B.High availability
High availability is about uptime/redundancy.
C.Economies of scale
Economies of scale is a cost benefit from provider-scale purchasing.
D.Governance
Governance is about control and compliance, not speed.
Why this answer
Agility is the speed of provisioning and deprovisioning resources — deploy environments in minutes rather than waiting for procurement cycles. It's the 'do things faster' benefit.
Correct answer: A · Last reviewed 2026-02-13
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