Exam AZ-900 topic 1 question 3 discussion

Review is only under Premier. Stop giving the wrong answers. Premier is stil available but only for companies with enterprise agreement. Professional DIrect offers only :Guidance from a pool of ProDirect delivery managers". Guidance is not a design review.

"while keeping expenses to a minimum". That is the point. So a std plan would suffice.

"A" - According also to Chat GPT: "Professional Direct = correct choice for design assessment. The Basic support plan only covers billing and subscription support, Azure documentation, and community forums. It does not provide technical support, architecture reviews, or design assessments. Professional Direct (ProDirect) does include: - Architecture guidance from Microsoft engineers. - Design and configuration reviews. - Consultative support for onboarding and ongoing use."

Yes, the solution meets the goal. The Professional Direct support plan includes access to architecture support, which provides guidance from a pool of ProDirect delivery managers

O plano básico da suporte para duvidas na microsoft.

The type of support that typically provides architectural reviews or design assessments or tailored design engagement or assessments is the Premier or Unified support plan.

Heres what deepseek and chatgpt said: Real-world perspective: $1,000/month is not "low-cost." Exam perspective: "Minimum cost" means "least expensive option that satisfies all requirements." Since no cheaper plans offer design reviews, Professional Direct is the "minimum" by default.

The recommendation to subscribe to the Professional Direct support plan does not meet the goal of keeping expenses to a minimum while allowing for an assessment of the Azure environment's design. While the Professional Direct support plan does provide access to design assessments and other advanced support features, it is one of the more expensive options available. A more cost-effective solution would be to consider the Developer support plan, which, while offering limited access to technical support, may still provide some level of guidance and resources for design assessments at a lower cost. Alternatively, the company could explore the Standard support plan, which offers a balance between cost and support features, including access to design assessments. Therefore, while the Professional Direct plan meets the requirement for design assessment, it may not align with the goal of minimizing expenses.

A is the one. I believe that "an assessment of an Azure environment's design from Microsoft" falls under **OPERATIONS SUPPORT**, and this service is only available through the **PROFESSIONAL DIRECT** plan. Services requiring Microsoft review and assessment might also be categorized as **Guidance from a pool of ProDirect delivery managers**, but this also requires the **PROFESSIONAL DIRECT** plan.

Must be the Developer or Standard support plans.

Azure support plans comparison page indicates that for Developer and Standard support, you receive only "general guidance" for architecture. This means that while you do get some level of architectural advice, it isn’t a comprehensive, in-depth design assessment. In other words, you cannot purchase an enhanced architecture support add-on for the Standard plan. If you require the more detailed architectural design review and guidance provided by Microsoft, you would need to upgrade to the Professional Direct support plan

Premier: For enterprises needing comprehensive support, architectural guidance, and design reviews.

B. No The Standard support plan would be the more cost-effective option compared to the Professional Direct plan for this specific requirement. The Standard plan includes support for design assessments and is generally less expensive than the Professional Direct plan.

*Service reviews* and advisory consultation from a pool of ProDirect delivery managers are non-transferable and limited to Azure ProDirect customers only (for professional direct)

A is correct. You may refer below article which clearly state that "Architectural guidance based on best practice delivered by ProDirect Delivery Manager" is given under professional direct support plan : https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/plans/

Its 'No' because Professional Direct is for business critical dependence environment where the cost is $1000 per month. It would have strict agreements, such as requests are answered within few hours, etc. On the other hand, Standard at $100 per month is for production environment.

No, it's not a suitable option especially considering the fact that cost must be kept to a minimum.