Cloud computing is a consumption-based model

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Cloud service providers operate on a consumption-based model, which means that end users only pay for the resources that they use. Whatever they use is what they pay for.

A consumption-based model has many benefits, including:

• No upfront costs.
• No need to purchase and manage costly infrastructure that they may or may not use to its fullest.
• The ability to pay for additional resources when they are needed.
• The ability to stop paying for resources that are no longer needed.

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