AZ-305 Practice Question 70: Variable Compute Commitment
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) · Test 7 · question 10 of 10
A company runs a steady base load of compute in Azure but keeps changing it: VM families are replaced every few months, some workloads move to other regions, and part of the estate is migrating to Azure App Service and Azure Functions Premium. Finance wants a discount for a one-year commitment without having to re-plan the purchase every time the mix changes.
Which option should you recommend?
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Answer:
An Azure savings plan for compute is a commitment to a fixed hourly spend for one or three years. The discount applies automatically across eligible compute services, sizes and regions, so it suits changing or dynamic workloads such as the one described: new VM families, regional moves and platform services all keep benefiting without a new purchase.
Option B ties each reservation to a specific resource type, size and region. Reservations give deeper discounts when usage is stable, but here the mix keeps changing, so exchanges and re-planning would be constant.
Option C is a cost tool for interruptible workloads, since Azure can evict Spot machines. A steady base load cannot tolerate that.
Option D gives visibility but no discount, so it does not meet the stated goal.
Reference: Azure savings plan for compute