A company needs to store compliance logs for 7 years. The logs will rarely be accessed, but must be retained for legal reasons. Which Azure Storage tier provides the most cost-effective solution for this scenario?

Answer options:

Hot tier

Cool tier

Archive tier

Premium tier

How to approach this question

Select the storage tier designed for long-term, rarely accessed data.

Full Answer

C.Archive tier✓ Correct

The Archive access tier has the lowest storage cost. However, it has higher data retrieval costs and higher latency (it can take hours to retrieve data). It is perfect for long-term backups and compliance data.

Common mistakes

Selecting Cool tier. Cool is for short-term infrequent access; Archive is for long-term retention.

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A company needs to store compliance logs for 7 years. The logs will rarely be accessed, but must be retained for legal reasons. Which Azure Storage tier provides the most cost-effective solution for this scenario?

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