C1000-101 practice question 3 of 15

Which IBM Cloud service can automate the provisioning of IBM Cloud resources?

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Answer options

A: Functions

B: Coligo

C: Skytap

D: Schematics Correct answer

Correct Answer:

D. Schematics

Explanation

IBM Cloud Schematics is the dedicated Infrastructure as Code (IaC) service designed to automate the provisioning and management of IBM Cloud resources. It uses open-source tools, primarily Terraform, to allow users to define their cloud infrastructure in declarative configuration files. By running these files, Schematics can create, update, and manage cloud environments in a consistent, repeatable, and automated fashion. This service directly addresses the need to automate the deployment of resources like VPCs, virtual servers, and Kubernetes clusters.

Why Incorrect

A. Functions: IBM Cloud Functions is a serverless, event-driven compute platform (FaaS). Its purpose is to run code in response to triggers, not to provision infrastructure.
B. Coligo: This is not a native IBM Cloud service for automating the provisioning of cloud resources.
C. Skytap: Skytap on IBM Cloud is a specialized Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering designed to migrate and run traditional, complex enterprise applications, not for general-purpose resource provisioning automation.

References

1. IBM Cloud Documentation - About IBM Cloud Schematics: "IBM Cloud® Schematics delivers powerful tools to automate your IBM Cloud infrastructure provisioning and management process... Schematics uses Terraform as the infrastructure-as-code engine." (Source: IBM Cloud Docs, "Getting started with Schematics", Introduction section).

2. IBM Cloud Documentation - About IBM Cloud Functions: "IBM Cloud® Functions is a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform... It's a polyglot, event-driven compute platform that runs application logic in response to events or direct invocations..." (Source: IBM Cloud Docs, "About IBM Cloud Functions", Overview section).

3. IBM Cloud Documentation - About Skytap on IBM Cloud: "Skytap on IBM Cloud is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering that is built to run traditional enterprise applications on IBM Cloud." (Source: IBM Cloud Docs, "Getting started with Skytap on IBM Cloud", Introduction section).

Question breakdown

Tests: Select IBM Cloud automation and Infrastructure as Code services
Difficulty: Easy

Key idea: IBM Cloud Schematics is the managed Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code service for provisioning and managing IBM Cloud resources.

How to reach the answer

The clue 'automate the provisioning of IBM Cloud resources' describes Infrastructure as Code.
Schematics runs Terraform (and Ansible) workspaces to create and update resources.
Functions runs event-driven code and does not provision infrastructure.
Coligo, which became Code Engine, runs workloads, and Skytap hosts traditional workloads; neither is a provisioning tool.

Each option

AIncorrect. Cloud Functions is a FaaS runtime for event-triggered code, not a resource-provisioning service.
BIncorrect. Coligo was the early name of Code Engine, a serverless platform for running containers and code, not for automating infrastructure provisioning.
CIncorrect. Skytap on IBM Cloud runs traditional workloads such as IBM i and AIX; it does not automate IBM Cloud provisioning.
DCorrect. Schematics uses Terraform templates to automate provisioning and lifecycle management of IBM Cloud resources.

Common trap: Functions sounds like automation because it can script actions, but it executes code rather than declaring infrastructure.

In practice: Teams store Terraform templates in Git and use Schematics workspaces to stand up repeatable VPC, cluster, and database environments.

Remember: For automated, repeatable provisioning on IBM Cloud, think Schematics (Terraform as a service).

Official documentation: Getting started with IBM Cloud Schematics

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