Which storage option should you use?

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You have deployed a GS-series virtual machine (VM) in Microsoft Azure. You plan to deploy Microsoft SQL Server.

You need to deploy a 30 megabyte (MB) database that requires 100 IOPS to be guaranteed while minimizing costs.

Which storage option should you use?
A . Premium P10 disk storage
B . Premium P20 disk storage
C . Premium P30 disk storage
D . Standard locally redundant disk storage
E . Standard geo-redundant disk storage
F . Standard zone redundant blob storage
G . Standard locally redundant blob storage
H . Standard geo-redundant blob storage

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Answer: A

Explanation:

Premium Storage Disks Limits

When you provision a disk against a Premium Storage account, how much input/output operations per second (IOPS) and throughput (bandwidth) it can get depends on the size of the disk. Currently, there are three types of Premium Storage disks: P10, P20, and P30.

Each one has specific limits for IOPS and throughput as specified in the following table:

References:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/storage-premium-storage