az-900 Practice Question 569

Exam: az-900
Domain: Describe cloud concepts
Topic: Describe cloud computing
Difficulty: medium
Your company has a Software Assurance agreement that includes Microsoft SQL Server licenses. You plan to deploy SQL Server on Azure virtual machines. What should you do to minimize licensing costs for the deployment? A. Deallocate the virtual machines during off hours. B. Use Azure Hybrid Benefit. C. Configure Azure Cost Management budgets. D. Use Azure reservations.

Answer Options

A
Deallocate the virtual machines during off hours.
B
Use Azure Hybrid Benefit.
C
Configure Azure Cost Management budgets.
D
Use Azure reservations.

Correct Answer

B: Use Azure Hybrid Benefit.

Explanation

Azure Hybrid Benefit is a licensing benefit that helps you to significantly reduce the costs of running your workloads in the cloud. It works by letting you use your on-premises Software Assurance-enabled Windows Server and SQL Server licenses on Azure.