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.
This Consumption-Based Model brings with it many benefits, including:
- No upfront costs.
- No need to purchase and manage the 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.