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Test your knowledge on pricing cloud apps

Know the best choices when pricing cloud app solutions? Take this quiz and see how your answers compare to expert opinions.

Joel Shore, News Writer

Published: 29 Dec 2015

When pricing cloud, we all want the best cloud app hosting for the least cost. Often, that means using pricing calculators to shop for mix-and-match components from several cloud service providers. Alas, no vendor is going to help you choose a multiprovider solution. Take this brief quiz to see if you've thought of everything.

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