AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Which of the following would be an example of a cost anomaly that you should investigate further? -A 1% increase in compute costs from the previous month. -A decrease in compute costs after the decommission of a website. -A 5% increase in storage costs after the migration of a large database. -A 25% increase in ExpressRoute circuit utilization from the previous month.
A 25% increase in ExpressRoute circuit utilization from the previous month. -This is a large spike in utilization and would merit further investigation.
Which of the following scenarios would be well suited for spot instances? -A database for a business-critical financial application. -Virtual desktops for employees. -A system that enables patients to access health records. -A system that processes batches of data that is sent from partners.
A system that processes batches of data that is sent from partners. -This system would be a good candidate for spot instances.
Which of the following should be used for the database strategy requirement? -Active geo-replication -Failover Group -Secondary replica that is readable
Active geo-replication - Active geo-replication creates a replica of the database in another region that is asynchronously kept up to date.
What solution would be best for the Azure SQL database requirement? -Azure Site Recovery -Azure Backup -Active geo-replication.
Active geo-replication. - Active geo-replication can fail over to a secondary database if your primary database fails or needs to be taken offline.
How can Tailwind Traders report all the costs associated with a new product? -Add a resource tag to identify which resources are used for the new product. -Add a resource group and move all product assets into the group. -Add a spreadsheet and require each department to log their costs.
Add a resource tag to identify which resources are used for the new product. - Resource tagging provides extra information, or metadata, about your resources. You could then run a cost report on all resources with that tag.
How can Tailwind Traders ensure applications use geo-redundancy to create highly available storage applications? -Add a resource tag to each storage account for geo-redundant storage. -Add a geo-redundant resource group to contain all the storage accounts. -Add an Azure policy that requires geo-redundant storage.
Add an Azure policy that requires geo-redundant storage. - An Azure policy can enforce different rules over your resource configurations.
Suppose you have recently moved your application to the cloud and your monthly bill seems higher than expected. The utilization level of your VM is high enough that you're hesitant to downsize. What might be a reasonable next step you can take to help you find inefficiencies? -Wait a month and recheck your bill. -Increase the amount of application testing you do before each release. -Add monitoring and instrumentation to your application.
Add monitoring and instrumentation to your application. -Continuous monitoring will give you the data that you need to find cost savings. For example, you might find that demand is extremely variable, and multiple small VMs with autoscale might cost less than the single large VM you currently use.
Which of the following is an example of scaling out (horizontal scaling)? -Updating a virtual machine to a larger size -Adding more storage to a virtual machine -Adding more web servers into a web farm -Replicating backups to another region
Adding more web servers into a web farm -Adding more web servers into a web farm is an example of scaling out (horizontal scaling).
Which of the following types of data might need to have security protections? -Customer data that contains personal information -Financial data that supports business operations -Intellectual property -All of the above might need security protections
All of the above might need security protections -All of the above might merit additional security protections.
Which of the following statements is a valid statement about an Azure subscription? -Using Azure doesn't require a subscription. -An Azure subscription is a logical unit of Azure services.
An Azure subscription is a logical unit of Azure services. - A subscription is a set of Azure services bundled together for tracking and billing purposes. Resource access control occurs at the subscription level. Organizations use Azure subscriptions to manage and govern their Azure resources.
Which is likely the best way for Tailwind Traders to identify which billing department each Azure resource belongs to? -Track resource usage in a spreadsheet. -Split the deployment into separate Azure subscriptions, where each subscription belongs to its own billing department. -Apply a tag to each resource that includes the associated billing department.
Apply a tag to each resource that includes the associated billing department. - Tags provide extra information, or metadata, about your resources. The team might create a tag that's named BillingDept whose value would be the name of the billing department. You can use Azure Policy to ensure that the proper tags are assigned when resources are provisioned.
Your business stores PDF copies of all purchase orders. These files are accessed infrequently after their initial upload, and there is no time criticality associated with their retrieval. Which of the following storage tiers would be the best choice to reduce costs for long-term storage? -Hot access tier -Cool access tier -Archive access tier
Archive access tier -This choice is the most cost-effective in the long term.
Which of the following solutions should be used for the HR application SLA requirement? -Availability Zones -Availability Sets -Single Virtual Machine with no availability Zone or Set
Availability Zones - Availability Zones offer a VM SLA of 99.99%
What solution should be used to log user sign-in activity? -Virtual machines insights -Azure Monitor alerts -Azure Active Directory audit logs
Azure Active Directory audit logs -Azure AD audit logs contain the history of sign-in activity. The logs also have an audit trail of tenant changes.
Which product is ideal for migrating web apps to Azure? -Azure App Service Migration Assistant -Azure Resource Mover -Data Migration Assistant
Azure App Service Migration Assistant - Azure App Service Migration Assistant helps to assess and migrate your web apps.
What solution would you recommend for the load-balancing requirements? -Azure Front Door -Azure Application Gateway -Azure Load Balancer
Azure Application Gateway - Azure Application Gateway is the best choice for a web app that's not internet facing.
What monitoring tool should be used to measure user experience and analyze user behavior for all external facing applications? -Azure Application Insights -Azure Monitor container insights -Azure Monitor activity log
Azure Application Insights - Application Insights can measure user experience and analyze user behavior.
What option do you recommend for the software requirements? -Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates -Azure Bicep -Azure Automation
Azure Automation - Azure Automation gives you complete control of update management.
What backup solution is best for the on-premises virtual machines? -Azure Site Recovery -Azure Backup -Active geo-replication
Azure Backup - Azure Backup can protect on-premises virtual machines.
Which Azure Storage option is better for storing data for backup and restore, disaster recovery, and archiving? -Azure Files Storage -Azure Disk Storage -Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage -Azure Blob Storage is your best option for storing disaster recovery files and archives.
What compute solution is best for hosting the company's data processing application? -Azure Container Instances -Azure Virtual Machines -Web Apps (supported by Azure App Service)
Azure Container Instances -Azure Container Instances is an ideal compute solution for containers. The company can achieve significant cost savings by using per-second billing.
Your development team is interested in writing Graph-based applications that take advantage of the Gremlin API. Which option would be ideal for that scenario? -Azure Cosmos DB -Azure SQL Database -Azure Databricks -Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Azure Cosmos DB - Azure Cosmos DB supports SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Tables, and Gremlin APIs.
Which product satisfies the large data transfer requirement? -Azure Import/Export service -Azure Data Box -Azure Migrate
Azure Data Box - For Azure Data Box, Microsoft provides the hardware appliance and handles the shipping.
Which Azure solution fulfills the manufacturing data requirements? -Azure Databricks -Azure Data Factory -Azure Data Lake
Azure Data Factory -Azure Data Factory can connect different data sources and run stored procedures on the data.
Which Azure solution provides real-time data ingestion and storage of multiple data sources? -Azure Databricks -Azure Blob Storage -Azure Data Lake
Azure Data Lake - Azure Data Lake can ingest real-time data directly from multiple sources.
Tailwind Traders uses the LAMP stack for several of its websites. Which option would be ideal for migration? -Azure Cosmos DB -Azure Database for MySQL -Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Azure Database for MySQL - Azure Database for MySQL is the logical choice for existing LAMP stack applications.
How should the events be handled in the game? -Azure Event Hubs -Azure Event Grid -Azure IoT Hub
Azure Event Hubs - Azure Event Hubs can handle millions of events with low latency. Azure Event Hubs can stream events to Azure Blob Storage.
Which security solution is necessary to filter the traffic as indicated? -Azure Web Application Firewall on Azure Application Gateway -Azure Bastion -Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall - Azure Firewall can filter HTTP(S) traffic from Azure to on-premises and outbound to the internet.
Which of the following should be used for their high traffic web applications? -Azure Front Door -Traffic Manager -Azure Load balancer
Azure Front Door - Azure front door offers SSL offload capabilities and meets the requirements for the global web applications
Which of the following services should be used when the primary concern is to perform work in response to an event (often via a REST command) that needs a response in a few seconds? -Azure Functions -Azure App Service -Azure Container Instances
Azure Functions - Azure Functions is used when you need to perform work in response to an event (often via a REST request), timer, or message from another Azure service, and when that work can be completed quickly, within seconds or less.
Which compute option best supports the real-time inventory tracking requirement? -Azure Logic Apps -Azure Functions -Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Functions - The Tailwind Traders development team has already written the logic in C#. It makes sense to copy the relevant C# code from the Windows service and port it to an Azure function. The developers can bind the function to trigger each time a new message appears on a specific queue.
Which of the following is not used to monitor your costs? Microsoft Cost Management -Azure Functions -Azure Advisor -Azure billing reports
Azure Functions -Azure Functions is a serverless compute service and is not used to track costs.
Which of the following tools can you use to estimate costs for a new application you are deploying on Azure? -Azure Resource Manager -Azure Policy -Microsoft Cost Management -Azure Pricing Calculator
Azure Pricing Calculator -Azure Pricing Calculator can be used to estimate costs for services used for a new application on Azure.
What's the optimal Azure SQL deployment option to migrate the HR application? -Azure SQL Managed Instance -Azure SQL Database -SQL Server in an Azure virtual machine
Azure SQL Managed Instance -Azure SQL Managed Instance is the only PaaS service that supports instance-scoped features like CLR and Service Broker.
Which Azure solution can supply transaction processing for the game? -Azure Queue Storage queues -Azure Service Bus queues -Azure Service Bus topics
Azure Service Bus queues -Azure Service Bus queues provide advanced message handing, and can group messages into a transaction.
What replication option would be best for the Azure virtual machine backups? -Azure Site Recovery -Azure Backup -Active geo-replication
Azure Site Recovery - Azure Site Recovery is designed to provide continuous replication to a secondary region.
What product is best for migrating to the new hardware? -Azure Storage Migration Service -Azure Migrate -Azure File Sync
Azure Storage Migration Service -The Storage Migration Service can migrate one or more servers to newer hardware or virtual machines. The product provides an inventory and can rapidly transfer files.
Tailwind Traders has millions of log entries that it wants to analyze. Which option would be ideal for analysis? -Azure Cosmos DB -Azure SQL Database -Azure Database for PostgreSQL -Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics -Azure Synapse Analytics is the logical choice for analyzing large volumes of data.
What product would you recommend to estimate monthly costs before the migration? -Azure Cost Management and Billing -Azure Advisor -Azure TCO Calculator
Azure TCO Calculator -The Azure TCO Calculator provides an estimate of monthly running costs in Azure, which enables a comparison with on-premises costs.
Your company has a team of remote workers that need to use Windows-based software to develop your company's applications, but your team members are using various operating systems like macOS, Linux, and Windows. Which Azure compute service would help resolve this scenario? -Azure App Service -Azure Virtual Desktop -Azure Container Instances
Azure Virtual Desktop - Azure Virtual Desktop enables your team members to run Windows in the cloud, with access to the required applications for your company's needs.
What network topology is recommended based on the architecture requirement? -Azure Virtual WAN network topology -Traditional network topology -Single isolated virtual network
Azure Virtual WAN network topology - A Virtual WAN topology meets the requirements for deploying resources across several Azure regions. It enables global connectivity between virtual networks in these Azure regions and multiple on-premises locations.
Which governance tool should Tailwind Traders use for the ISO 27001 requirements? -Management groups -Azure blueprints. -Resource groups.
Azure blueprints. -Azure blueprints will deploy all the artifacts for ISO 27001 compliance.
Which of the following is a logical unit of Azure services that links to an Azure account? -Azure subscription -Management group -Resource group -Public cloud
Azure subscription -An Azure subscription is a logical unit of Azure services that links to an Azure account. An Azure subscription is an object that represents a container that you can put resources in. Subscriptions are tied to tenants, so one tenant can have many subscriptions, but not vice versa.
Which storage option should Tailwind Traders use for their photos and videos? -Blob Storage -Azure Files -Disk storage
Blob Storage -Blob Storage is best for storing photos.
Which Log Analytics workspace deployment model best supports the company need to host all logs in a single location? -Decentralized -Centralized -Hybrid
Centralized - The centralized model meets the company needs.
Based on the historical company data requirements, what's the appropriate solution? -Cold storage -Hot storage -Warm storage
Cold storage -Cold storage is the appropriate solution for data that's rarely used.
How can the IT department ensure that employees at the company's retail stores can access company applications only from approved tablet devices? -SSO -Conditional Access -Multifactor authentication
Conditional Access -Conditional Access enables you to require users to access your applications only from approved, or managed, devices.
How can Tailwind Traders permit employees at their retail stores to access company apps from approved tablet devices only? -Single sign-on (SSO) -Conditional access -Multifactor authentication (MFA)
Conditional access - Conditional access lets you require users to access your apps from approved, or managed, devices only.
Which of the following is a good practice to reduce costs? -Conducting regular reviews of cloud bills to identify abnormal increases in spend. -Letting all IT teams have access to provision virtual machines of any size. -Provisioning the same capacity in development environments as for production, even though resource requirements are substantially lower in development environments. -Provisioning virtual machines that include licensing costs rather than using a bring-your-own-license image.
Conducting regular reviews of cloud bills to identify abnormal increases in spend. -You should regularly review your bills to identify any abnormalities in your spend, as well as identifying areas where you can reduce costs.
Which access tier should be used for the older versions of the product catalog? -Hot access tier -Cool access tier -Archive access tier
Cool access tier -The Cool access tier is for content that isn't viewed frequently, but must be available immediately, if accessed.
What are the five disciplines of cloud governance? -Business risk, process, policy and compliance, resource consistency, and deployment acceleration. -Business risk, policy and compliance, security baseline, process, and operations. -Cost management, security baseline, resource consistency, identity baseline, and deployment acceleration.
Cost management, security baseline, resource consistency, identity baseline, and deployment acceleration. - When you build your cloud governance strategy, you need to think about cost management, setting a security baseline, working toward resource consistency through best practices, establishing the identity and access strategy, and accelerating deployment with consistent templates.
1. How can Tailwind Traders ensure policies are implemented across multiple subscriptions? -Add a resource tag that includes the required policy. -Create a management group and place all the relevant subscriptions in the new management group. -Add a resource group and place all the relevant subscriptions in it.
Create a management group and place all the relevant subscriptions in the new management group. - A management group could include all the subscriptions. Then a policy could be scoped to the management group and applied to all the subscriptions.
Which is the best way for Tailwind Traders to ensure that the team deploys only cost-effective virtual machine SKU sizes? -Create a policy in Azure Policy that specifies the allowed SKU sizes. -Periodically inspect the deployment manually to see which SKU sizes are used. -Create an Azure RBAC role that defines the allowed virtual machine SKU sizes.
Create a policy in Azure Policy that specifies the allowed SKU sizes. - After you enable this policy, that policy is applied when you create new virtual machines or resize existing ones. Azure Policy also evaluates any current virtual machines in your environment.
How can Tailwind Traders allow some users to control the virtual machines in each environment but prevent them from modifying networking and other resources in the same resource group or Azure subscription? -Create a role assignment through Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC). -Create a policy in Azure Policy that audits resource usage. -Split the environment into separate resource groups.
Create a role assignment through Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC). - Azure RBAC enables you to create roles that define access permissions. You might create one role that limits access only to virtual machines and a second role that provides administrators with access to everything.
What solution would be best for user sign-in attempt requirement? -Create a user risk policy -Create a sign-in risk policy -Require an access review
Create a sign-in risk policy - A sign-in risk policy can identify anonymous IP and atypical locations. Secondary MFA can then be required.
What is the first step that you would take in order to share an image file as a blob in Azure Storage? -Create an Azure Storage container to store the image. -Create an Azure Storage account. -Upload the image file and create a container. -Use a Shared Access Signature (SAS) token to restrict access to the image.
Create an Azure Storage account. - You must create an Azure Storage account before you can use any Azure Storage features.
What product would you recommend to migrate the on-premises SQL Server databases? -Azure Resource Mover -Data Migration Assistant -Azure Storage Migration Service
Data Migration Assistant - Data Migration Assistant helps detects compatibility issues that can impact database functionality in a new version of SQL Server or Azure SQL Database.
Suppose you want to increase the availability of your system to provide a better service-level agreement (SLA) to your customers. Which of the following is a guiding principle you can use? -Reduce your target for maximum duration of acceptable data loss -Encrypt all data at rest -Eliminate single point of failure
Eliminate single point of failure -Reliability focuses on maintaining service despite temporary conditions and localized failures. Adding redundancy to eliminate single points of failure is a core strategy for improving availability.
To address the company's concern with accidental data deletion, which of these solutions is best? -Enable disk caching -Enable soft delete -Add a resource lock to the storage account
Enable soft delete - With soft delete you can specify a retention period. The data is retained during the retention period and can be recovered.
Which of the following options isn't a benefit of ExpressRoute? -Redundant connectivity -Consistent network throughput -Encrypted network communication -Access to Microsoft cloud services
Encrypted network communication - ExpressRoute does provide private connectivity, but it isn't encrypted.
Which of the following is an example of an attack you might see at the policies and access layer? -Exposed credentials posted online -A SYN flood attack -Following an employee into a datacenter without presenting credentials -Ransomware that encrypts the disks of a virtual machine
Exposed credentials posted online -Exposed credentials are a huge risk to an organization and apply at the policies and access layer.
Which database service tier best supports the large on-premises database migration? -General Purpose -Hyperscale -Business Critical
Hyperscale - The Hyperscale tier can support up to 100 TB of data.
Tailwind Traders wants to create a secure communication tunnel between its branch offices. Which of the following technologies can't be used? -Point-to-site virtual private network -Implicit FTP over SSL -Azure ExpressRoute -Site-to-site virtual private network
Implicit FTP over SSL -FTP over SSL can't be used to create a secure communication tunnel.
What should Tailwind Traders do to give access to their partner developers? -Use AD Connect to bring in the developer accounts -Ask the developers to sign in with a social identification like Google, LinkedIn, or Facebook. -Invite the developers as guest users to their directory
Invite the developers as guest users to their directory -In business-to-business (B2B) scenarios, guest user accounts are created. You can then apply the appropriate permissions.
Which of the following can be used to manage governance across multiple Azure subscriptions? -Azure initiatives -Management groups -Resource groups
Management groups - Management groups facilitate the hierarchical ordering of Azure resources into collections, at a level of scope above subscriptions. Distinct governance conditions can be applied to each management group, along with Azure Policy and Azure role-based access controls, to manage Azure subscriptions effectively. The resources and subscriptions assigned to a management group automatically inherit the conditions applied to the management group.
What type of virtual machine is best for the datacenter migration requirement? -General purpose VM -Compute-optimized VM -Memory-optimized VM
Memory-optimized VM - Memory-optimized VMs are designed to have a high memory-to-CPU ratio. Memory-optimized VMs are great for relational database servers, medium to large caches, and in-memory analytics.
Which of the following advanced features of Azure Service Bus creates a first-in, first-out (FIFO) guarantee? -Transactions -Scheduled delivery -Message sessions
Message sessions -To create a first-in, first-out (FIFO) guarantee in Service Bus, use sessions. Message sessions enable joint and ordered handling of unbounded sequences of related messages.
How can the IT department use biometric properties, such as facial recognition, to enable delivery drivers to prove their identities? -SSO -Conditional Access -Multifactor authentication
Multifactor authentication -Authenticating through multifactor authentication can include something the user knows, something the user has, and something the user is.
In Azure Service Bus messages are durably stored which enables a load-leveling benefit. Which of the below correctly describes the load-leveling benefit relative to a consuming application's performance? -Performance needs to handle peak load -Performance needs to handle average load -Performance needs to handle low loads
Performance needs to handle average load - Intermediating message producers and consumers with a queue means that the consuming application only has to be able to handle average load instead of peak load.
Which of the following is a good example of using testing in your environment? -Waiting for users to reach out to you with reports of errors in your application. -Performing functionality tests in the development environment that are different from functionality tests in the production environment. -Omitting infrastructure deployment from test plans. -Performing regular security tests of your application code in development and production environments.
Performing regular security tests of your application code in development and production environments. -Regular security tests are a key element of security for your application and can help identify security defects and issues.
The Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure helps customers make their journey to the cloud. What are the three main stages of the framework? -Plan, Business Justification, and Implementation. -Migrate, Test, and Optimize. -Plan, Ready, and Adopt.
Plan, Ready, and Adopt. - The Cloud Adoption Framework describes how the organization must prepare its people with technical readiness, adjust business processes to drive business and technology changes, and enable business outcomes through implementation of the defined technology plan.
What should Tailwind Traders do to ensure employees have the correct permissions for their job role? -Create a conditional access policy -Review each user's role-based access control (RBAC) permissions -Require an access review
Require an access review -An access review will give managers an opportunity to validate the employee's access.
Which of the following features does not apply to resource groups? -Resources can be in only one resource group. -Role-based access control can be applied to the resource group. -Resource groups can be nested.
Resource groups can be nested. - Resource groups cannot be nested.
Which of the following is an example of waste, resulting in an increased resource cost? -Archiving infrequently accessed data to an archive storage tier. -Using a service that automatically adjusts resources that are provisioned to match user load. -Pooling databases to share provisioned capacity. -Running a development environment overnight that is used only during business hours.
Running a development environment overnight that is used only during business hours. -A non-production environment that is unused outside business hours can be shut down to reduce costs.
Which Azure SQL deployment option should be the easiest method to migrate the Inventory application? -Azure SQL Managed Instance -Azure SQL Database, single database -SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines -A SQL server in an Azure virtual machine supports Windows authentication.
How can the IT department reduce the number of times users must authenticate to access multiple applications? -SSO -Conditional Access -Multifactor authentication
SSO -SSO enables a user to remember only one ID and one password to access multiple applications.
The common value drivers that business decision makers can use to justify moving their business to the cloud are Cost, Scale, Productivity, and Reliability. What is the specific value of scale in cloud computing? -Scale is the ability to deliver the right amount of IT resources. -Scale eliminates capital expense. -Scale eases the burden of data backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
Scale is the ability to deliver the right amount of IT resources. - Scale is the ability to scale elastically and deliver the right amount of IT resources.
How can you provide your developers with access to the business e-commerce HTML files? -Enable secure transfer -Enable firewall policies and rules -Shared access signatures
Shared access signatures - Shared access signatures (SAS) provide secure delegated access. This functionality can be used to define permissions, and how long access is allowed.
Tailwind Traders wants to use Azure ExpressRoute to connect its on-premises network to the Microsoft cloud. Which of the following choices isn't an ExpressRoute model that Tailwind Traders can use? -Any-to-any connection -Site-to-site virtual private network -Point-to-point Ethernet connection -CloudExchange colocation
Site-to-site virtual private network - A site-to-site virtual private network isn't an ExpressRoute model.
Financial planning for cloud adoption requires organizations to decide whether to expand on-premises capabilities or move certain workloads and functions off-premises to cloud-delivered services. Microsoft has tools that can help. What Microsoft tool is available for a CFO who's trying to estimate the expected monthly bill and track actual account usage? -The Azure Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator. -The Azure Pricing Calculator. -Microsoft Cost Management.
The Azure Pricing Calculator. -Organizations can estimate their expected monthly bills by using the pricing calculator to track their actual account usage and bills at any time on the billing portal.
Which of the following would be considered a technical requirement for your application that would affect Azure resource costs? -The ability for users to cancel orders. -The ability for customers to upload and store image files in your application. -Sending notifications to procurement when inventory is low. -Providing a form for customers to initiate a product return.
The ability for customers to upload and store image files in your application. -This functionality would affect Azure costs, because you would need to account for the storage of images on an Azure service.
Suppose you want to increase the availability of your system to provide a better service-level agreement (SLA) to your customers. Which of the following is a guiding principle you can use? -Reduce your target for maximum duration of acceptable data loss -Encrypt all data at rest -Eliminate single point of failure
The frequency of database backups -Because the recovery point objective is concerned with the amount of data loss that is tolerable, the frequency of backups needs to be within this time window and is directly affected by your defined RPO.
Which of the following would be affected by your defined recovery point objective (RPO)? -The frequency of database backups -The number of regions that data is replicated to -The number of instances in a database cluster -The type of load-balancing technology used in your application
The frequency of database backups -Because the recovery point objective is concerned with the amount of data loss that is tolerable, the frequency of backups needs to be within this time window and is directly affected by your defined RPO.
What's the best way for Tailwind Traders to protect their warranty information? -Legal hold policy -Time-based retention policy -Private endpoint for storage account
Time-based retention policy - With a time-based retention policy, users can set policies to store data for a specified interval. When a time-based retention policy is in place, objects can be created and read, but not modified or deleted.
Motivations for cloud adoption include migration and innovation triggers. Migration triggers include such things as cost saving and operations optimization. Which of the following is an example of an innovation trigger which drives cloud adoption? -Reduction in IT staff for on-premises hardware. -Transform products or services. -Increase business agility.
Transform products or services. - The desire to transform products or services might be an innovation trigger which drives cloud adoption.
Which of the following is an example of scaling up (vertical scaling)? -Updating your application to use a queuing service -Adding more web servers into a web farm -Adding another virtual machine into a database cluster -Updating a virtual machine to a larger size
Updating a virtual machine to a larger size -Changing a virtual machine to a larger size increases the resources available to the instance, and is an example of scaling up (vertical scaling).
Which of the following is a good example of using automation to improve operational excellence? -Manually provisioning development environments every day for your development teams. -Logging on Linux VMs after deployment and installing the software packages that are required for the application. -Using a configuration template to deploy infrastructure in each environment. -Manually copying application binaries from your build system to your deployment infrastructure.
Using a configuration template to deploy infrastructure in each environment. -By using a configuration template to deploy infrastructure, you can be sure to have consistent, repeatable environments.
Which Azure compute resource can be deployed to manage a set of identical virtual machines? -Virtual machine scale sets -Virtual machine availability sets -Virtual machine availability zones
Virtual machine scale sets - Virtual machine scale sets let you deploy and manage a set of identical virtual machines.
Which of the following options can you use to link virtual networks? -Network address translation -Multi-chassis link aggregation -Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol -Virtual network peering
Virtual network peering - Virtual network peering can be used to link virtual networks.
Which of the following scenarios would benefit from the use of reserved instances? -You have a workload that needs a VPN connection between Azure and an on-premises datacenter. -You have a website that needs the flexibility to scale from hundreds to millions of users at any point in time. -You have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with consistent resource utilization. -You have a small administrative task that uses PowerShell that you want to run automatically.
You have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with consistent resource utilization. -This is a good candidate for reserved instances.
