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AZ-204 · Question #227

Your company purchases an Azure subscription and plans to migrate several on-premises virtual machines to Azure. You need to design the infrastructure required (or the Azure virtual machines…

The correct answer is C. the size of the virtual machines. When designing the infrastructure for migrating on-premises virtual machines to Azure, a critical consideration is determining the appropriate size for the Azure virtual machines to host the workloads.

Submitted by parkjh· Mar 30, 2026Develop Azure compute solutions

Question

Your company purchases an Azure subscription and plans to migrate several on-premises virtual machines to Azure. You need to design the infrastructure required (or the Azure virtual machines solution. What should you include in the design?

Options

  • Athe number of Azure Storage accounts
  • Bthe settings of the Azure virtual networks
  • Cthe size of the virtual machines
  • Dthe number of Azure regions

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    10% (3)
  • C
    83% (25)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

When designing the infrastructure for migrating on-premises virtual machines to Azure, a critical consideration is determining the appropriate size for the Azure virtual machines to host the workloads.

Athe number of Azure Storage accounts

While Azure Storage accounts are used to store virtual machine disks, determining their *number* is secondary to the immediate design of the VM's computational resources itself.

Bthe settings of the Azure virtual networks

Azure virtual network settings are crucial for connectivity and security, but they define the network environment rather than the specific computational characteristics *of the virtual machines* themselves.

Cthe size of the virtual machinesCorrect

Selecting the correct size (SKU) for Azure virtual machines is fundamental, as it directly impacts the CPU, memory, and disk performance available to the migrated workloads, ensuring they meet their operational requirements and optimize costs. Proper VM sizing ensures that the migrated applications run efficiently with adequate resources in the Azure environment.

Dthe number of Azure regions

The number of Azure regions is an architectural decision related to global availability and disaster recovery, not a direct design element for the resource specifications *of individual virtual machines*.

Concept tested: Azure VM sizing for migration

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/compute/vm-sizing

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#Azure VMs#infrastructure design#VM sizing#Azure compute

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