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Difficulty: EasyAzure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Desktop

A company needs to host a web application on a customized installation of Windows Server. The company requires full administrative access to the operating system to configure custom background services. Which Azure service should they deploy?

  1. Azure Virtual MachinesAnswer
  2. B
    Azure Virtual Desktop
  3. C
    Azure App Service
  4. D
    Azure Functions

Answer

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), which gives you full control over the virtual machine, including administrative access to the operating system. This allows you to install custom software, configure the OS, and run background processes exactly as needed.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the core requirement from the scenario.
The requirement is hosting a web application on a customized server operating system with full administrative access.
This helps determine the required cloud service model (IaaS vs. PaaS).
2
Evaluate the available compute options against the requirement.
Only Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) options like Azure Virtual Machines provide full root/administrator access to the underlying operating system.
Platform as a Service (PaaS) and serverless services abstract the operating system level away from the user.

Key Concept

Azure Virtual Machines as an IaaS offering providing full operating system control
Estimated Time:45s
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Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Desktop

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