Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Certification Transition (legacy) — Question 3

You have an on-premises Hyper-V cluster. The cluster contains Hyper-V hosts that run Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. The hosts are licensed under a
Microsoft Enterprise agreement that has Software Assurance.
The Hyper-V cluster contains 30 virtual machines that run Windows Server 2012 R2. Each virtual machine runs a different workload. The workloads have predictable consumption patterns.
You plan to replace the virtual machines with Azure virtual machines that run Windows Server 2016. The virtual machines will be sized according to the consumption pattern of each workload.
You need to recommend a solution to minimize the compute costs of the Azure virtual machines.
Which two recommendations should include in the solution? Each correct answer presents part of the solution? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Answer options

• A. Configure a spending limit in the Azure account center.
• B. Activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for the Azure virtual machines.
• C. Purchase Azure reserved Virtual Machine Instances for the Azure virtual machines.
• D. Create a lab in Azure DevTest Labs and place the Azure virtual machines in the lab.
• E. Create a virtual machine scale set that uses autoscaling.

Correct answer: B, C

Explanation

Activating Azure Hybrid Benefit allows you to use your existing Windows Server licenses on Azure, significantly reducing costs. Purchasing Azure reserved Virtual Machine Instances provides cost savings for long-term usage by allowing you to commit to a one or three-year term, which is beneficial given the predictable consumption patterns of your workloads. The other options do not provide the same level of cost reduction for compute resources in this scenario.