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AZ-900 Azure Pricing and Support Models Flashcards
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Flashcards
| Front | Back |
| How are SLA percentages calculated for multiple dependent services? | By multiplying the SLA percentages of each dependent service (e.g., two 99.9% services used together would have a combined SLA of 99.8%). |
| How can you improve the overall SLA for an Azure solution? | By implementing redundancy for critical components, using availability zones, or designing for failure. |
| How does Azure regions affect pricing? | Prices can vary between regions based on operating costs in different geographic locations. |
| How does the Azure Health Dashboard help customers? | It provides information about the current health status of Azure services and regions, helping customers identify service disruptions. |
| What are Azure cost allocation tags? | Metadata elements attached to resources that allow you to organize billing data and track costs across different resource groups or departments. |
| What are Azure Reservations? | Pre-paid commitments for Azure resources that offer discounted pricing compared to pay-as-you-go rates. |
| What are Azure Spot Virtual Machines? | VMs that use Azure's excess capacity at significant discounts but can be evicted when Azure needs the capacity back. |
| What are the main Azure Support Plan tiers? | Basic, Developer, Standard, and Professional Direct. |
| What are the typical Azure commitment terms for reservations? | 1-year or 3-year terms, with greater discounts for longer commitments. |
| What factors affect Azure pricing? | Resource type, usage meters (like compute hours, data transfer), region, and subscription type. |
| What features are included in the Azure Professional Direct support plan? | 24/7 technical support, response times under 1 hour for critical issues, architecture guidance, and proactive monitoring. |
| What happens if Microsoft fails to meet an Azure SLA? | Customers may be eligible for service credits, typically as a percentage of their monthly service fees. |
| What is a Composite SLA? | The calculated SLA when multiple services are used together in a solution, determined by multiplying the individual SLAs. |
| What is an Azure Service Level Agreement (SLA)? | A formal agreement between Microsoft and customers that defines performance standards for Azure services, typically measured as a percentage of uptime. |
| What is Azure Advisor? | A personalized cloud consultant that helps you follow best practices to optimize your Azure deployments, including cost recommendations. |
| What is Azure Budget? | A feature in Cost Management that lets you set spending thresholds and alerts when those thresholds are approached or exceeded. |
| What is Azure cost optimization? | The process of managing and reducing overall cloud spending while maximizing business value from Azure. |
| What is Azure Hybrid Benefit? | A licensing benefit that helps reduce costs by allowing you to use on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance on Azure. |
| What is Azure Reservations savings range typically? | Usually between 20-72% compared to pay-as-you-go prices, depending on the service and commitment term. |
| What is Azure Service Health? | A personalized dashboard that provides alerts and guidance when Azure service issues affect your resources. |
| What is Azure Support Plans? | Tiered technical support offerings from Microsoft for Azure customers, ranging from basic to premium levels. |
| What is the Azure Basic support plan? | Free support included with all Azure subscriptions, offering access to documentation, community support, and the ability to create support tickets. |
| What is the Azure Cost Management tool? | A free service that helps you monitor, allocate, and optimize your Azure cloud spending. |
| What is the Azure Free Account? | An introduction to Azure that includes free access to popular Azure products for 12 months, a credit to spend in the first 30 days, and access to 25+ products that are always free. |
| What is the Azure Pricing Calculator? | A tool that helps estimate the costs of using Azure products and services for your specific scenario. |
| What is the Azure pricing model based on? | Azure pricing is based on a pay-as-you-go model, where you only pay for the resources you use. |
| What is the Azure TCO Calculator? | A tool that helps estimate the cost savings of operating your solution on Azure compared to on-premises. |
| What is the difference between Azure Standard and Professional Direct support response times for critical issues? | Standard: 1 hour response time, Professional Direct: Less than 1 hour response time. |
| What is the difference between CapEx and OpEx in Azure pricing? | CapEx (Capital Expenditure) is the upfront purchase of physical infrastructure, while OpEx (Operational Expenditure) is the pay-as-you-go model used in Azure cloud services. |
| What is the standard SLA uptime percentage for most critical Azure services? | 99.9% to 99.99%, depending on the service. |
This deck explains Azure pricing models, cost management tools, service-level agreements (SLAs), and available support plans to help understand cost optimization and budgeting in Azure.