A company wants to reduce the time and expense associated with code deployment. Which of the following technologies should the company utilize?

Serverless architecture (Function-as-a-Service or FaaS) is correct because it allows developers to write and deploy code without managing the underlying infrastructure. The cloud provider automatically handles server provisioning, scaling, and maintenance, significantly reducing operational overhead, time, and expense associated with code deployment and management. Thin clients are incorrect because they are low-cost endpoints that rely on a central server for processing, which doesn't directly address code deployment efficiency. Private clouds offer dedicated resources but still require significant management overhead. Virtual machines provide isolation and flexibility but necessitate manual provisioning and patching, which doesn't reduce deployment time and expense as effectively as serverless.