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Exam AZ900 Topics: cloud-concepts Difficulty: hard

A cloud architect is briefing a client that has heard of three ways to pay for compute: committing for a discount, buying unused capacity, and paying for what is used. Which statement correctly distinguishes the three pricing models?

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  1. A. Reservations trade a long-term commitment for lower prices; spot trades tolerance for interruptions for significant savings; pay-as-you-go charges only for what you consume
  2. B. Reservations trade tolerance for interruptions for lower prices; spot trades a long commitment for the deepest savings; pay-as-you-go bills a fixed annual fee
  3. C. Reservations offer the lowest prices with no commitment; spot offers reserved capacity at fixed prices; pay-as-you-go bills monthly for unlimited use
  4. D. Reservations apply only to storage charges; spot applies only to database workloads; pay-as-you-go applies only to networking costs
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Correct answer: Reservations trade a long-term commitment for lower prices; spot trades tolerance for interruptions for significant savings; pay-as-you-go charges only for what you consume

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

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