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AZ-305 · Question #390

Your company has 50 business units across the globe. The business units operate from 08:00 AM to 06:00 PM from Monday to Friday in their local time zone. Transactions are only processed during…

The correct answer is C. a vCore purchasing model and multiple database instances in an elastic pool. Compare vCore and DTU purchasing models The vCore purchasing model used by Azure SQL Database provides several benefits over the DTU-based purchasing model: Higher compute, memory, I/O, and storage limits. Choice of hardware configuration to better match compute and memory…

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Question

Your company has 50 business units across the globe. The business units operate from 08:00 AM to 06:00 PM from Monday to Friday in their local time zone. Transactions are only processed during business hours. You have an Azure subscription. You plan to deploy an app named App1 that will manage the transactions for the business units. App1 will use a separate Azure SQL database for each business unit. You need to recommend an Azure SQL Database configuration for App1. The solution must meet the following requirements: - Support Azure Hybrid Benefit licensing. - Minimize costs. What should you recommend?

Options

  • Aa vCore purchasing model and multiple single database instances
  • Ba DTU purchasing model and multiple single database instances
  • Ca vCore purchasing model and multiple database instances in an elastic pool
  • Da DTU purchasing model and multiple database instances in an elastic pool

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    9% (4)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    84% (38)
  • D
    4% (2)

Explanation

Compare vCore and DTU purchasing models The vCore purchasing model used by Azure SQL Database provides several benefits over the DTU-based purchasing model: * Higher compute, memory, I/O, and storage limits. * Choice of hardware configuration to better match compute and memory requirements of the *-> Pricing discounts for Azure Hybrid Benefit (AHB). Note: Azure Elastic Pools: * A deployment option that allows you to share a pool of resources (such as CPU, memory, and storage) across multiple databases. *-> Ideal for scenarios where you have multiple databases with varying levels of usage, and you want to optimize resource utilization and reduce costs. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tiers-sql-database-vcore https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1523610/diff-between-azure-elastic-pools- and-standalone-db

Topics

#Azure SQL elastic pool#vCore purchasing model#Azure Hybrid Benefit#cost optimization

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