Which of the following is NOT a standard characteristic of cloud computing?

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) outlines the core characteristics that define true cloud computing models.

• Location dependency is NOT a standard characteristic; cloud computing relies explicitly on location independence, allowing services to be accessed globally regardless of where physical data centers reside.
• Standard characteristics include on-demand self-service, resource pooling, and rapid elasticity to scale resources fluidly based on current workload volumes.