AZ-301 Exam - Question 3

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You have an on-premises Hyper-V cluster. The cluster contains Hyper-V hosts that run Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. The hosts are licensed under a

Microsoft Enterprise Agreement that has Software Assurance.

The Hyper-V cluster hosts 3 virtual machines that run Windows Server 2012 R2. Each virtual machine runs a different workload. The workloads have predictable consumption patterns.

You plan to replace the virtual machines with Azure virtual machines that run Windows Server 2016. The virtual machines will be sized according to the consumption pattern of each workload.

You need to recommend a solution to minimize the compute costs of the Azure virtual machines.

Which two recommendations should you include in the solution? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Examice · Accepted Answer

To minimize the compute costs of the Azure virtual machines, you should purchase Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances and activate Azure Hybrid Benefit. By purchasing Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances, you can save money by committing to use Azure for a period of one or three years, which results in a discounted rate compared to pay-as-you-go pricing. Activating Azure Hybrid Benefit allows you to utilize existing on-premises Windows Server licenses with Software Assurance to offset some of the costs of running Windows Server virtual machines on Azure, which can lead to significant cost savings.

mykolaantoniv · Answer

1) Purchase Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for the Azure virtual machines
2) Activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for the Azure virtual machines

byuq · Answer

1) Purchase Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for the Azure virtual machines
This is the correct answer.
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2) Activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for the Azure virtual machines

Rajuuu · Answer

E) https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/hybrid-benefit/
A) https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/reserved-vm-instances/

gboyega · Answer

A, E is correct

jonnybugaloo · Answer

That's correct:
The Azure Hybrid Benefit is a pricing benefit for customers who have licenses with Software Assurance, which helps maximize the value of existing on-premises Windows Server and/or SQL Server license investments when migrating to Azure. Eligible customers can save up to 40%* on Azure Virtual Machines (infrastructure as a service, or IaaS), and save up to 55% on Azure SQL Database (platform as a service, or PaaS) and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS) with Azure Hybrid Benefit, which increases to up to 80% when combined with Azure Reserved Instances.

Rajuuu · Answer

E) Hybrid benefit will incur additional cost ..I am not sure if this is correct.

macco455 · Answer

With Azure Hybrid Use Benefit, Windows Server customers can run Windows virtual machines on Azure at a lower rate, which provides a significant cost savings.
A&E is right

sanketshah · Answer

AE is correct

glam · Answer

A. Purchase Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for the Azure virtual machines
E. Activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for the Azure virtual machines

cosine · Answer

Would Answer B & E is better for cost optimization?

The key is "The virtual machines will be sized according to the consumption pattern of each workload."

Azure Reserved VM require you to pay some amount of money at minimal eventhough the resource is not in used.

While VMSS optimize the usage against the cost that you need to pay.

AZ-301 Exam - Question 3

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