Which TWO of the following strategies can significantly reduce the cost of running Virtual Machines in Azure? (Select TWO)

Answer options:

Using Azure Reservations

Deploying VMs in multiple Availability Zones

Using Spot Virtual Machines

Upgrading to Premium SSD storage

Adding Azure Load Balancers

How to approach this question

Identify the purchasing models designed to offer discounts on compute resources.

Full Answer

Using Azure Reservations and Using Spot Virtual Machines.

Azure Reservations offer up to 72% savings by committing to a 1 or 3-year term. Spot VMs offer up to 90% savings by utilizing unused Azure capacity, suitable for interruptible workloads.

Common mistakes

Selecting options that improve performance or availability, which typically cost more.

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Which TWO of the following strategies can significantly reduce the cost of running Virtual Machines in Azure? (Select TWO)

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