Which Azure Blob Storage access tier is the most cost-effective for storing data that is rarely accessed and can tolerate retrieval times of several hours?

Answer options:

Hot tier

Cool tier

Cold tier

Archive tier

How to approach this question

Identify the tier designed for long-term backup and compliance data.

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D.Archive tier✓ Correct

Archive tier

The Archive access tier has the lowest storage cost. However, it has higher data retrieval costs and latency compared to the hot and cool tiers. Data in the archive tier can take hours to retrieve.

Common mistakes

Selecting Cool tier. Cool tier is for infrequent access but still provides immediate retrieval.

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Which Azure Blob Storage access tier is the most cost-effective for storing data that is rarely accessed and can tolerate retrieval times of several hours?

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