Describe Azure Cost Management and Service Level Agreements Flashcards
The ________ helps you estimate the cost savings of operating your solution on Azure over time, instead of in your on-premises datacenter.
The term __________ is commonly used in finance involves identifying and understanding all costs related to operating a technology capability including software licenses and hardware. These costs include electricity, network maintenance, and IT labor.
total cost of ownership
True or false: You need an Azure subscription to work with the TCO Calculator.
False. You don’t need an Azure subscription to work with the TCO Calculator.
__________ provides you with access to Azure resources, such as virtual machines (VMs), storage, and databases. The types of resources you use impact your monthly bill.
Azure subscription
True or false: Azure offers both free and paid subscription options to fit your needs and requirements.
True
Name the 3 types of Azure subscriptions.
- Free trial
- Pay-as-you-go
- Member offers
The _________ subscription provides you with 12 months of popular services at no cost, a credit to explore any Azure service for 30 days, and more than 25 services that are always at no cost. Your Azure services are disabled when the trial ends or when your credit expires for paid products, unless you upgrade to a paid subscription.
Free trial
A ___________ subscription subscription enables you to pay for what you use by attaching a credit or debit card to your account. Organizations can apply for volume discounts and prepaid invoicing.
pay-as-you-go
Visual Studio subscribers, Microsoft Partner Network members, Microsoft for Startups members, and Microsoft Imagine members license holders provides you with credits for your Azure account and reduced rates on Azure services in what subscription type?
Member offers
Name the three main ways to purchase services on Azure.
- Through an Enterprise Agreement
- Directly from the web
- Through a Cloud Solution Provider
Larger customers, known as enterprise customers, can sign an _____________ with Microsoft. This agreement commits them to spending a predetermined amount on Azure services over a period of three years. The service fee is typically paid annually. These customers receive the best customized pricing based on the kinds and amounts of services you plan on using.
Enterprise Agreement
Your company purchases Azure services directly from the Azure portal website and pay standard prices. You’re billed monthly, as a credit card payment or through an invoice. This purchasing method is known as ________.
Web Direct
True or false: A Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) is a Microsoft Partner who helps you build solutions on top of Azure. Your CSP bills you for your Azure usage at a price they determine. They also answer your support questions and escalate them to Microsoft, as needed.
True
True or false: You can bring up, or provision, Azure resources only from the Azure portal. The Azure portal arranges products and services by category. You select the services that fit your needs. Your account is billed according to Azure’s “pay for what you use” model.
False. You can bring up, or provision, Azure resources from the Azure portal or from the command line. The Azure portal arranges products and services by category. You select the services that fit your needs. Your account is billed according to Azure’s “pay for what you use” model.
Name the six primary factors that affect costs of Azure services.
- Resource type
- Services
- Location
- Bandwidth
- Reserved Instances
- Azure Hybrid Use Benefit
When you provision a resource, Azure creates ___________ to track usage of that resource. Azure uses these meters to generate a usage record that’s later used to help calculate your bill.
meters
One of the six primary factors affecting costs is __________ so the usage that a meter tracks and the number of meters associated with a resource depend on this.
Resource type
True or false: Costs are resource-specific so the usage that a meter tracks and the number of meters associated with a resource depend on the resource type.
True
One of the size primary factors affecting costs are ____________ as Azure usage rates and billing periods can differ between Enterprise, Web Direct, and CSP customers.
Services
One of the size primary factors affecting costs ____________ refers to the fact that the Azure infrastructure is globally distributed, and usage costs could vary as a result due to varying products, services, and resources offered.
Location
True or false: A general best practice is to deploy to the location with the highest cost because it will have the most bandwidth and best performing compute resources.
False. The recommendation is to deploy to the lowest cost location when possible.
With regards to ____________, one of the 6 primary factors affecting costs, some inbound data transfers are free such as data going into Azure. For outbound data transfers, such as data going out of Azure datacenters, pricing is based on Zones.
bandwidth
True or false: A general best practice is to try to keep all regions in a given billing zone to save on costs.
True