Question 1

What Azure pricing model allows you to pay for compute resources by the second with no long-term commitment?

Accepted Answer

Pay-as-you-go (consumption-based pricing) lets you pay only for what you use, billed by the second for compute, with no upfront costs or termination fees.

Question 2

What discount can you receive by committing to a 1-year or 3-year Reserved VM Instance compared to pay-as-you-go pricing?

Accepted Answer

Reserved VM Instances offer up to 72% savings compared to pay-as-you-go pricing in exchange for a 1-year or 3-year commitment.

Question 3

What Azure pricing option lets you use unutilized Azure capacity at deep discounts of up to 90%, but can be evicted at any time?

Accepted Answer

Azure Spot VMs allow you to access unused Azure compute capacity at up to 90% off pay-as-you-go prices, but Azure can evict them with 30 seconds notice when capacity is needed.

Question 4

What is the Azure Hybrid Benefit and which license types does it apply to?

Accepted Answer

Azure Hybrid Benefit lets you use existing on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance on Azure, reducing the cost of running those workloads in the cloud.

Question 5

What type of Azure subscription provides special discounted dev/test pricing for non-production workloads?

Accepted Answer

Azure Dev/Test subscriptions (available through Visual Studio subscriptions or Enterprise Agreements) offer reduced rates on select Azure services for development and testing environments only.

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