Exam AZ-103 topic 2 question 21 discussion

SIMULATION -
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You plan to migrate a large amount of corporate data to Azure Storage and to back up files stored on old hardware to Azure Storage.
You need to create a storage account named corpdata9172795n1 in the corpdatalod9172795 resource group. The solution must meet the following requirements:
✑ Corpdata9172795n1 must be able to host the virtual disk files for Azure virtual machines.
✑ The cost of accessing the files must be minimized.
✑ Replication costs must be minimized.
What should you do from the Azure portal?

Suggested Answer: See solution below.
Step 1: In the Azure portal, click All services. In the list of resources, type Storage Accounts. As you begin typing, the list filters based on your input. Select
Storage Accounts.
Step 2: On the Storage Accounts window that appears, choose Add.
Step 3: Select the subscription in which to create the storage account.
Step 4: Under the Resource group field, select corpdatalod9172795.

Step 5: Enter a name for your storage account: corpdata9172795n1
Step 6: For Account kind select: General-purpose v2 accounts (recommended for most scenarios)
General-purpose v2 accounts is recommended for most scenarios. . General-purpose v2 accounts deliver the lowest per-gigabyte capacity prices for Azure
Storage, as well as industry-competitive transaction prices.
Step 7: For replication select: Read-access geo-redundant storage (RA-GRS)
Read-access geo-redundant storage (RA-GRS) maximizes availability for your storage account. RA-GRS provides read-only access to the data in the secondary location, in addition to geo-replication across two regions.
References:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-quickstart-create-account https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview