CompTIA Cloud+ Practice Test

What is the term used for defining a cloud customer's storage needs to align them with a provider's offerings?

1. RAID

2. Multipathing

3. Tiering

4. Policies

The correct answer is: Tiering

The correct term that defines a cloud customer's storage needs in alignment with a provider's offerings is tiering. Tiering refers to the classification of data based on its access frequency or importance, allowing organizations to optimize their storage resources by allocating data to different types of storage solutions that match performance and cost requirements. For instance, frequently accessed data might be stored on high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs), while infrequently accessed data can be placed on lower-cost, slower storage options like traditional hard drives. This strategic allocation ensures that customers utilize their storage effectively, managing costs while meeting performance expectations. The other options do not relate directly to aligning a customer's specific storage needs with appropriate offerings. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a storage technology used for redundancy and performance but does not define storage needs. Multipathing refers to maintaining multiple connection paths between a storage device and a server for redundancy and performance but is not about aligning needs with offerings. Policies can pertain to guidelines for management and usage but do not specifically address the tiering concept in storage needs alignment.