Exam AZ-104 topic 6 question 35 discussion

To minimize costs, you should use the storage account that is in the same region as the web app that you are backing up. In this case, the web app is in the West US region, so you should use storage2

This is confusing as F*ck. The ETE states Storage 4 and everyone and their mothers are saying A to B. How are we supposed to know which one is correct if there is 3 possible answers to the question?

This is f'ed up because both BlobStorage and BlockBlobStorage are suitable, but BlobStorage is less costly.

Given the available storage accounts: storage2 (BlobStorage in West US) and storage3 (BlockBlobStorage in West US) are both in the same region as your web app (West US), which avoids extra data transfer costs. However, BlobStorage (storage2) is typically more cost-effective for backups than BlockBlobStorage (storage3) because it supports tiered storage (hot, cool, archive) for cost optimization. Therefore, the best option is: B. storage2 (BlobStorage in West US)

On the exam on 17.07.2024, Selected Answer: B; but I'm not sure

storage 2 should be appropriate aside from its location. You can configure the blob type afterwards, hence the general answer should be BlobStorage since we cannot specify the data structure of the backup that will be made.

I think Answer is B

B is correct

Given the considerations above, if the primary goal is to minimize costs, utilizing a storage account in the same region as the app (West US) would be beneficial to reduce data transfer costs. Hence, storage2 (blob storage) or storage3 (block blob storage) would be more suitable options. Furthermore, if App1's backup data is unstructured text or binary data, storage3 (block blob storage) might be the most cost-effective choice given its specialization in handling such data types and its location in the West US region, the same as App1. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview

Bee seems correct

I'll go with B. To minimize the cost, has to be in the same region.

Was in test yesterday, got it right!!

Go with B. The pricing calculator shows little to no differenence between Blob Storage and General Purpose v2... https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/

As far as I can find B should be correct; https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74792420/are-the-azure-app-service-backups-stored-in-both-paired-regions Needs to be in same subscription which it is and backups should be stored close to the app location however can be stored anywhere.

OpenAI "Since you need to back up a web app named App1 deployed to the West US Azure region and you want to minimize costs, you should choose a storage account in the same region as the web app. Out of the available options, only storage2 and storage3 are located in the West US region. Among these two, Blob Storage (storage2) is the most cost-effective option for storing backups. Therefore, the correct answer is B. storage2."

I know - we have the storage cost vs access cost dilemma. GPv2 gives lowest storage cost. Here we use the storage account for backup of webapp, not to serve assets to a CDN site, so i don't think we need to worry about minimizing the access cost. Only need to focus on minimizing storage cost.

Sharing ChatGPT's answer with you guys. To minimize the cost of the backup solution, you should choose the storage account that is located in the same region as the web app. In this case, the web app is located in the West US region, so the best option for the backup target would be storage2 or storage3, which are also located in West US. However, since storage2 is a BlobStorage account type and storage3 is a BlockBlobStorage account type, you should consider the specific requirements of your backup solution. If your backup needs to store only block blobs, then storage3 would be the more appropriate choice. On the other hand, if your backup requires different types of blobs (page blobs, append blobs, and block blobs), then storage2 might be a better fit. Therefore, the best option for the backup target would be either storage2 or storage3, depending on the specific requirements of your backup solution.