AZ-301 Research & Evidence-Based Practice 2

Question 1

An architect needs to analyze historical Azure resource performance data over 13 months to identify seasonal capacity trends. Which Azure service retains metric data for this duration?

Accepted Answer

Azure Monitor Logs in a Log Analytics workspace with 1-year retention

Answer

Azure Monitor Metrics retain data for 93 days by default; Log Analytics workspaces can be configured for up to 2 years retention, making them suitable for 13-month trend analysis.

Question 2

A solutions architect wants evidence-based proof that an application meets its 99.9% SLA before go-live. Which tool provides a composite SLA calculation across multiple Azure dependencies?

Accepted Answer

Azure SLA documentation combined with manual composite calculation

Answer

Azure publishes individual service SLAs; architects must multiply them together manually (or use the SLA calculator) to derive the composite SLA for a multi-service architecture.

Question 3

During a proof-of-concept for Azure SQL Database, you need to compare query performance under different service tiers with reproducible workloads. Which feature best supports this evidence gathering?

Accepted Answer

Azure SQL Database Query Performance Insight

Answer

Query Performance Insight surfaces top resource-consuming queries with execution metrics, enabling reproducible, evidence-based tier comparisons.

Question 4

An architect must justify adopting Azure Kubernetes Service over Azure App Service for a microservices workload. Which Azure-native tool produces comparative benchmark evidence through load testing?

Accepted Answer

Azure Load Testing (based on Apache JMeter)

Answer

Azure Load Testing lets architects run high-scale JMeter-based tests against both deployment options and compare latency and throughput metrics as evidence.

Question 5

A team is researching whether to enable Azure Defender for Storage. Which artifact provides the most authoritative evidence about threat detection capabilities and false-positive rates?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Defender for Cloud threat intelligence reports and MITRE ATT&CK mapping

Answer

Microsoft Defender for Cloud maps detections to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and publishes threat intelligence reports that document detection coverage and accuracy evidence.

AZ-301 - Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert Practice Test

AZ-301 - Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert Practice Test

AZ-301 Research & Evidence-Based Practice 2