Which NetApp offering provides flexible, consumption-based payment for on-premises and hybrid cloud solutions?

• A. Cloud Volumes ONTAP PAYGO
• B. Keystone
• C. Cloud Volumes ONTAP BYOL
• D. ONTAP Select

Answer: (B)

Keystones uses a flexible, consumption-based licensing model that spans both on-premises and hybrid cloud deployments. It lets you pay for NetApp data services based on actual usage, with a single billing approach that works as workloads move between on-prem and cloud environments. This makes it ideal for organizations that want to scale and adapt their infrastructure without juggling separate licenses for each environment.

Cloud Volumes ONTAP PAYGO is oriented to cloud deployments and doesn't inherently cover on-prem, BYOL relies on traditional upfront licensing, and ONTAP Select is a software option for running ONTAP on standard servers without the same consumption-based, cross-environment billing model.