Contoso runs a production SAP ERP system on Azure. The SAP application tier consists of 10 VMs (D4s_v4) that run 24x7 with steady CPU utilization around 30%. The database tier runs on two M-series VMs that also run 24x7. The finance team expects the workload to remain stable for at least the next three years. The cloud architect wants to reduce compute costs with minimal administrative effort and no change to VM sizes. What should the architect do?

Purchase a three-year Azure Savings Plan for the compute resources.

Apply Azure Hybrid Benefit to the database VMs only.

Purchase one-year Reserved Instances for the application tier VMs only.

Resize the application VMs to D2s_v4 to better match CPU utilization.

An SAP ERP system on Azure stores transaction data for the last 10 years. The database is large, and storage costs are high. The team wants to reduce storage costs while keeping recent data (last 2 years) readily accessible for reporting. What should you do?

Move the entire database to a lower-cost storage tier.

Use Azure NetApp Files for the database storage.

Archive data older than 2 years to Azure Blob Storage using SAP Data Archiving.

Delete data older than 2 years from the database.

A company runs SAP ERP on Azure with 15 application server VMs. During peak hours, CPU utilization reaches 90% on all VMs, but during off-peak hours it drops to 10%. The company wants to maintain performance during peak hours and reduce costs during off-peak hours. What should they do?

Deploy additional application server VMs and use Azure Autoscale to add/remove them based on CPU.

Use Azure Autoscale to scale out during peak hours and scale in during off-peak hours.

Resize all VMs to a larger SKU to handle peak load.

Use Azure Savings Plan to cover the peak-hour usage and keep the VMs running 24x7.

Microsoft Certified:Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty

Domain 4Objective 1

Optimize Performance and Costs AZ-120 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Part of the Maintain SAP workloads on Azure domain, which accounts for 20–25% of the AZ-120 exam. Microsoft does not publish an official question count, but from its 100-minute exam (~40–65 total, ~8–16 in this domain), expect 4–8 from this objective — we provide 34 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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6application · medium
Contoso runs a production SAP ERP system on Azure. The SAP application tier consists of 10 VMs (D4s_v4) that run 24x7 with steady CPU utilization around 30%. The database tier runs on two M-series VMs that also run 24x7. The finance team expects the workload to remain stable for at least the next three years. The cloud architect wants to reduce compute costs with minimal administrative effort and no change to VM sizes. What should the architect do?
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Which Azure service provides a fully managed, high-performance relational database that is compatible with SAP HANA?
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Which Azure pricing model allows you to commit to a consistent hourly spend and automatically applies discounts to eligible compute resources, including SAP VMs, without requiring you to specify a particular VM size or region?
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9application · medium
An SAP ERP system on Azure stores transaction data for the last 10 years. The database is large, and storage costs are high. The team wants to reduce storage costs while keeping recent data (last 2 years) readily accessible for reporting. What should you do?
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10application · medium
A company runs SAP ERP on Azure with 15 application server VMs. During peak hours, CPU utilization reaches 90% on all VMs, but during off-peak hours it drops to 10%. The company wants to maintain performance during peak hours and reduce costs during off-peak hours. What should they do?
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Questions 6–10

Which Azure service provides a fully managed, high-performance relational database that is compatible with SAP HANA?

Which Azure pricing model allows you to commit to a consistent hourly spend and automatically applies discounts to eligible compute resources, including SAP VMs, without requiring you to specify a particular VM size or region?

An SAP ERP system on Azure stores transaction data for the last 10 years. The database is large, and storage costs are high. The team wants to reduce storage costs while keeping recent data (last 2 years) readily accessible for reporting. What should you do?

A company runs SAP ERP on Azure with 15 application server VMs. During peak hours, CPU utilization reaches 90% on all VMs, but during off-peak hours it drops to 10%. The company wants to maintain performance during peak hours and reduce costs during off-peak hours. What should they do?

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