Question 1Describe cloud concepts
Litware spends a steady amount on compute each hour, but the mix keeps changing between virtual machines, Azure App Service, and Azure Container Instances, and between regions. It wants a commitment discount that follows that changing mix. What should it buy?
- A.
Azure Spot Virtual Machines
- B.
An Azure savings plan for compute
- C.
A reservation for each virtual machine size
- D.
Azure Dev/Test pricing
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Answer: B
A savings plan commits to an hourly spend rather than a specific resource, so the discount follows a changing mix of compute services and regions.
- A. Spot buys evictable surplus capacity and gives no commitment discount; nothing in the scenario says the workload can be interrupted.
- B. A savings plan commits to hourly spend, and the discount applies automatically across eligible compute services and regions.
- C. Reservations lock the discount to a specific resource, size, and region, so a shifting mix leaves the commitment underused.
- D. Dev/Test pricing is a subscription offer with reduced rates for non-production workloads, not a commitment across production compute.