az-104 Practice Question 1714
Exam: az-104
Domain: Implement and manage storage
Topic: Manage data in Azure storage accounts
Difficulty: medium
A company is planning to migrate their on-premises data to Azure Blob Storage. They want to ensure that the data remains accessible during the migration process and that the storage costs are optimized. Which strategy should they adopt, and why?
Answer Options
A
Use object replication to replicate the data to Azure Blob Storage and set the access tier to Cool.
B
Use object replication to replicate the data to Azure Blob Storage and set the access tier to Hot.
C
Do not use object replication and set the access tier to Archive.
D
Use object replication but do not change the access tier settings.
Correct Answer
B: Use object replication to replicate the data to Azure Blob Storage and set the access tier to Hot.
Explanation
The correct answer is to use object replication to replicate the on-premises data to Azure Blob Storage and set the access tier of the replicated data to the Hot Access Tier. This ensures that the data remains accessible during the migration process and helps in optimizing storage costs by keeping the data in the most accessible tier. Setting the tier to Cool or Archive would not provide the necessary accessibility during the migration, and not using object replication would leave the data unprotected in the transition period.