A Windows Azure application stores data in a SQL Azure database. The application will start an
operation that includes three insert statements. You need to recommend an approach for rolling
back the entire operation if the connection to SQL Azure is lost. What should you recommend?

You are designing a Windows Azure application that will store data in two SQL Azure databases.
The application will insert data in both databases as part of a single logical operation. You need to
recommend an approach for maintaining data consistency across the databases. What should you
recommend?

You are designing an application that will use Windows Azure Table storage to store millions of
data points each day. The application must retain each day’s data for only one week. You need to
recommend an approach for minimizing storage transactions. What should you recommend?

You are designing a Windows Azure application that will use Windows Azure Table storage. You
need to recommend an approach for minimizing storage costs. What should you recommend?

Drag and Drop Question
You administer an Azure Virtual Machine (VM) named CON-CL1. CON-CL1 is in a cloud service
named ContosoService1. You want to create a new VM named MyApp that will have a fixed IP
address and be hosted by an Azure Datacenter in the US West region. You need to assign a fixed
IP address to the MyApp VM. Which Azure Power Shell cmdlets and values should you use? To
answer, drag the appropriate cmdlet or value to the correct location in the PowerShell command.
Each cmdlet or value may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the
split bar between panes or scroll to view content

You administer a virtual machine (VM) that is deployed to Azure. You configure a rule to generate
an alert when the average availability of a web service on your VM drops below 95 percent for 15
minutes. The development team schedules a one-hour maintenance period. You have the following
requirements:
– No alerts are created during the maintenance period.
– Alerts can be restored when the maintenance is complete.

You want to achieve this goal by using the least amount of administrative effort. What should you
do from the Management Portal?

You administer of a set of virtual machine (VM) guests hosted in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012
R2. The virtual machines run the following operating systems:
– Windows Server 2008
– Windows Server 2008 R2
– Linux (openSUSE 13.1)
All guests currently are provisioned with one or more network interfaces with static bindings and
VHDX disks. You need to move the VMs to Azure Virtual Machines hosted in an Azure subscription.
Which three actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

You manage a virtual Windows Server 2012 web server that is hosted by an on-premises Windows
Hyper-V server. You plan to use the virtual machine (VM) in Azure. You need to migrate the VM to
Azure Storage to add it to your repository. Which Azure Power Shell cmdlet should you use?

You develop a set of Power Shell scripts that will run when you deploy new virtual machines (VMs).
You need to ensure that the scripts are executed on new VMs. You want to achieve this goal by
using the least amount of administrative effort. What should you do?