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Exam AZ900 Topics: cloud-concepts Difficulty: medium

A logistics company runs a shipment-tracking system that uses roughly the same amount of compute around the clock, every day, for the foreseeable future. The cloud bill for that system is the team's largest cost line. Which pricing approach is most likely to reduce these costs, and why?

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  1. A. Pay-as-you-go, because its per-hour rates are the lowest for workloads that run all day and night
  2. B. Azure Reservations, because a one-year or three-year commitment earns a discount on the matching resources
  3. C. Spot capacity, because it offers the deepest discounts and steady workloads are never evicted
  4. D. A reservation purchased in a different region, because reservation discounts apply across regions automatically
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Correct answer: Azure Reservations, because a one-year or three-year commitment earns a discount on the matching resources

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/save-compute-costs-reservations

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