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A logistics company hosts multiple testing workloads on virtual machines in Azure. After running a baseline check, the cloud administrator finds that several virtual machines are consistently underutilized, with CPU consumption remaining below 5% for two weeks. The company wants to find specific, automated recommendations on how to optimize their spending by either downscaling or shutting down these specific resources. Which Azure tool or service should the administrator use to obtain these recommendations?

  1. A
    Azure Policy
  2. Azure AdvisorAnswer
  3. C
    Azure Monitor
  4. D
    Azure Pricing Calculator

Answer

Azure Advisor
Azure Advisor provides personalized recommendations to optimize Azure deployments. Under its Cost category, Azure Advisor analyzes virtual machine usage telemetry over the past 14 days to identify underutilized resources, recommending that the administrator either downscale or shut them down to save money.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the cloud management objective from the scenario.
The objective is to analyze historical telemetry of deployed virtual machines and receive actionable recommendations to reduce expenditures.
Clarifying the requirement allows selection of a tool designed for post-deployment optimization.
2
Evaluate the specialized capabilities of each Azure tool.
Azure Advisor continuously monitors resource telemetry and offers recommendations across categories, specifically identifying underutilized virtual machines under the Cost category.
This matches the requirement to find optimization recommendations for active resources.

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Azure Advisor Cost Recommendations
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