Cloud Elasticity vs Cloud Scalability: What’s the difference?
Turbonomic | July 10, 2017
There are many aspects of cloud computing CIOs and IT managers should consider when deciding to add cloud services to their infrastructure. Cost, security, performance, availability, and reliability are some common key areas to consider. Another criterion that has been added to the list recently is cloud scalability and cloud elasticity. Many have used these terms interchangeably but there are distinct differences between scalability and elasticity. Understanding these differences is very important to ensuring the needs of the business are properly met.