Microsoft Azure Developer Associate AZ-204 Practice Question
You are building an HTTP-triggered Azure Functions API. Each request may take up to 20 minutes to complete. The solution must automatically scale beyond 200 concurrent executions, keep at least one warm instance to avoid cold starts, and remain cost-efficient by scaling only when events arrive. Which hosting plan should you choose for the function app?
The Premium plan removes the 5-minute execution limit of the Consumption plan, allows execution up to 60 minutes (and can be extended), and automatically scales out to an unlimited number of instances based on events. It supports pre-warmed instances, eliminating cold starts, while still charging mainly for the resources consumed during active periods. The Consumption plan suffers from cold starts and a 10-minute timeout. A Dedicated (App Service) plan keeps fixed instances running at all times, so costs accrue even when no events arrive, and scaling is not event-driven. Azure Container Apps is not an Azure Functions hosting option.
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