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description: This is the knowledge check for the Optimize costs by using Azure Hybrid Benefit module.
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ms.date: 02/18/2025
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author: skpmcdowell
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ms.author: mariajosef
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ms.topic: unit
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durationInMinutes: 5
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quiz:
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title: Check your knowledge
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questions:
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- content: Select all the services that are covered by Azure Hybrid Benefit.
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choices:
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- content: Linux
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isCorrect: true
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explanation: This is correct. Linux is supported by Azure Hybrid Benefit.
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- content: Azure OpenAI
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is not correct. Azure OpenAI service is not supported by Azure Hybrid Benefit.
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- content: Oracle Database
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is not correct. Oracle Database is not supported by Azure Hybrid Benefit.
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- content: How many Windows Server core licenses does an organization need to be able to use Azure Hybrid Benefit?
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choices:
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- content: "4"
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is incorrect. An organization needs 8 Windows Server core licenses to use Azure Hybrid Benefit.
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- content: "8"
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isCorrect: true
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explanation: This is correct. An organization needs 8 Windows Server core licenses to use Azure Hybrid Benefit.
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- content: "12"
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is incorrect. An organization needs 8 Windows Server core licenses to use Azure Hybrid Benefit.
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- content: When migrating workloads to Azure, how many days can the client continue to use its licensed software on local devices when the licenses are allocated to Azure?
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choices:
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- content: "60"
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is incorrect. When migrating workloads to Azure, the client can continue to use its licensed software on local devices for 180 days when the licenses are allocated to Azure.
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- content: "120"
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is incorrect. When migrating workloads to Azure, the client can continue to use its licensed software on local devices for 180 days when the licenses are allocated to Azure.
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- content: "180"
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isCorrect: true
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explanation: This is correct. When migrating workloads to Azure, the client can continue to use its licensed software on local devices for 180 days when the licenses are allocated to Azure.
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- content: A customer installed SQL Server on an Azure VM. What should the customer do next to be able to activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server?
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choices:
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- content: Register the SQL IaaS Agent extension.
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isCorrect: true
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explanation: This is correct. The customer must register the SQL IaaS Agent extension before they can activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server.
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- content: Provision a VM by using a pay-as-you-go SQL Server image from Azure Marketplace.
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is incorrect. The customer must register the SQL IaaS Agent extension before they can activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server.
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- content: Install Windows Server and SQL Server on separate VMs.
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is incorrect. The customer must register the SQL IaaS Agent extension before they can activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server.
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- content: Which tool should customers use to analyze, monitor, and optimize their Microsoft Cloud costs?
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choices:
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- content: Microsoft Cost Management
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isCorrect: true
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explanation: This is correct. Customers should use Microsoft Cost Management to analyze, monitor, and optimize their Microsoft Cloud costs.
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- content: Azure Monitor
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is incorrect. Customers should use Cost Management to analyze, monitor, and optimize their Microsoft Cloud costs.
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- content: Azure savings
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: This is incorrect. Customers should use Cost Management to analyze, monitor, and optimize their Microsoft Cloud costs.
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- content: Assume that you're running a Windows Server 2022-based VM in Azure, with D8as_v6 size, in the East US region. The monthly cost of this virtual machine is 533.63 dollars, which results in 0.731 dollar per hour (on a 730 hours per month basis). Assume that a 3-year reservation reduces the hourly rate to 0.55 dollar per hour and that Azure Hybrid Benefit reduces the cost by 50 percent. When these two benefits are combined, how much will you save on a monthly basis and on a yearly basis?
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- content: "Savings per month: 290.5 dollars, savings per year: 3,486 dollars."
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: "This is incorrect. The monthly cost of this VM when a 3-year Azure reservation is applied is reduced to: $401.50 ($0.55 per hour x 730 hours) . With Azure Hybrid Benefit applied, the monthly cost of this VM is reduced to: $266.81 ($0.3655 per hour x 730 hours). When both are applied, the VM's monthly cost is reduced to: $200.75 ($0.275 per hour x 730 hours.). Savings per month is $533.63 - $200.75, which results in $332,88 per month, and $3994,56 per year."
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- content: "Savings per month: 332.88 dollars, savings per year: 3994.56 dollars."
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isCorrect: true
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explanation: "This is correct. The monthly cost of this VM when a 3-year Azure reservation is applied is reduced to: $401.50 ($0.55 per hour x 730 hours). With Azure Hybrid Benefit applied, the monthly cost of this VM is reduced to: $266.81 ($0.3655 per hour x 730 hours). When both are applied, the VM's monthly cost is reduced to: $200.75 ($0.275 per hour x 730 hours.). Savings per month is $533.63 - $200.75, which results in $332,88 per month, and $3994,56 per year."
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- content: "Savings per month: 356.11 dollars, saving per year: 4,273.32 dollars."
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isCorrect: false
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explanation: "This is incorrect. The monthly cost of this VM when a 3-year Azure reservation is applied is reduced to: $401.50 ($0.55 per hour x 730 hours) . With Azure Hybrid Benefit applied, the monthly cost of this VM is reduced to: $266.81 ($0.3655 per hour x 730 hours). When both are applied, the VM's monthly cost is reduced to: $200.75 ($0.275 per hour x 730 hours.). Savings per month is $533.63 - $200.75, which results in $332,88 per month, and $3994,56 per year."
Azure Hybrid Benefit helps organizations maximize savings when migrating and modernizing their cloud infrastructure through pricing discounts and deployment benefits.
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## Example scenario
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Contoso, a leading healthcare software provider, is facing challenges in managing their on-premises infrastructure. With an increasing demand for their services and the need for a more scalable and cost-effective solution, Contoso has decided to migrate their on-premises infrastructure to the cloud. They have chosen Azure for its comprehensive hybrid cloud capabilities and decided to leverage Azure Hybrid Benefit to optimize their costs.
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Challenges faced by Contoso include:
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- High operational costs associated with maintaining on-premises servers.
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- Limited scalability to manage peak loads and a growing customer base.
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- Need for enhanced security and compliance with healthcare regulations.
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To address these challenges, Contoso has decided to leverage Azure Hybrid Benefit and apply it to its Windows Server and SQL Server Licenses. By doing so, they intend to significantly reduce their cloud migration costs and allocate savings towards modernizing their infrastructure.
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## What will we be doing?
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In this module, you'll explore Azure Hybrid Benefit eligibility. You'll learn about first-party and third-party solutions and licenses, and the capabilities of this benefit beyond savings. You'll review the process for activating Azure Hybrid Benefit and learn about the considerations associated with managing and maintaining it. Finally, you'll examine how to combine Azure Hybrid Benefit with other strategic pricing offers.
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## What is the main goal?
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By the end of this module, you'll be able to describe which Azure solutions fall under the Azure Hybrid Benefit umbrella and identify the most suitable scenario for its activation. You'll also be able to outline the process for activating the benefit. Finally, you'll be able to explain how to maximize Azure Hybrid Benefit by combining it with other services and strategic pricing offerings.
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## Learning objectives
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After completing this module, you'll be able to:
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- Explain Azure Hybrid Benefit capabilities and where to apply them.
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- Describe the benefit activation process for Microsoft Workloads and Linux Estate.
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- Describe the best practices for monitoring, optimizing, and maximizing savings.
*Azure Hybrid Benefit* is an Azure offer that helps organizations reduce expenses during and after their migration to the cloud environment. It does this by enabling commercial customers to allocate their qualifying on-premises licenses to get equivalent Azure services at a reduced cost. By providing discounts on licenses and subscriptions, it allows organizations to allocate their savings towards strategic innovations like adoption of AI. Azure Hybrid Benefit is available for organizations that have Windows Server or SQL Server with active Software Assurance or RedHat and SUSE Linux active subscriptions.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Software Assurance is a commercial licensing program Software Assurance is only available through Volume Licensing agreements. You can purchase it when you buy or renew a Volume Licensing agreement. It's included with some agreements and is an optional purchase with others. Software Assurance benefits include new product version rights, support, license mobility rights, and a unique set of technologies and services to maximize your IT investments. For more information, refer to [*Software Assurance*](https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/licensing-programs/software-assurance-default?oneroute=true).
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Azure Hybrid Benefit makes the transition to the cloud more affordable. It also acts as a catalyst for organizations to embrace migration and modernization at a faster pace. With Azure Hybrid Benefit, organizations can achieve greater flexibility and financial efficiency. This strategic pricing empowers businesses to innovate and stay competitive in the era of AI.
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### Where can I apply Azure Hybrid Benefit?
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Primarily, Azure Hybrid Benefit extends to three main estates:
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-**Windows Server**. You can allocate Azure Hybrid Benefit to your Windows Server licenses to run Windows Server VMs on Azure. You can save up to 80 percent over the standard pay-as-you-go rate for Windows Server with Azure Hybrid Benefit and Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances. With Azure Hybrid Benefit, you only need to pay for the base compute rate of the VM.
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-**SQL Server**. Azure Hybrid Benefit allows you to allocate SQL Server on-premises licenses with Software Assurance ("Qualified License") on Azure VMs. With Azure Hybrid Benefit, customers aren't charged for using a SQL Server license on a VM. They must still pay for the cost of the underlying cloud compute resources (that is, the base rate), storage, and backups. Customers must also pay for input/output (I/O) associated with their use of the services (as applicable).
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-**Linux**. Azure Hybrid Benefit for Linux lets you easily switch the software subscription model for your VM. You can remove licensing costs by bringing your Red Hat and SUSE Linux subscriptions directly to Azure or by utilizing a model where you pay for subscriptions as you use them.
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Through Windows Server and SQL Server, you're eligible to extend the cost savings, migration allowance, and virtualization rights capabilities of Azure Hybrid Benefit to other Azure Solutions such as:
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-**Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)**. Azure Hybrid Benefit for AKS enabled by Azure Arc can help you significantly reduce the cost of running Kubernetes on-premises or at the edge. It works by letting you apply your on-premises Windows Server Datacenter or Standard licenses with Software Assurance to pay for AKS. Each Windows Server core license entitles use of one virtual core of AKS.
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-**Azure Dedicated Host**. The Azure Dedicated Host service provides physical servers that can host one or more VMs assigned to one Azure subscription. Dedicated hosts are the same physical servers used in our data centers, with these being provided instead as a directly accessible hardware resource. With the Azure Hybrid benefit, you can bring your own Windows and SQL licenses to Azure.
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-**Azure Local**. If you have Windows Server Datacenter licenses with active Software Assurance, you're eligible to activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for your Azure Local. To activate this benefit, you'll need to exchange the 1-core license of Software Assurance-enabled Windows Server Datacenter for a 1-physical core of Azure Local license.
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-**Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance**. Azure Hybrid Benefit allows you to exchange your existing licenses for discounted rates on Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance. You can save up to 30 percent or more on SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance by using your Software Assurance–enabled SQL Server licenses on Azure. You can convert one core of SQL Server Enterprise edition with active Software Assurance to receive up to four virtual cores (vCores) or four vCPUs. For example, if you have four core licenses for SQL Server Enterprise edition, you can receive up to four 16 vCores for SQL Database General Purpose at the reduced base rate. This makes moving virtualized applications highly cost-effective.
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-**Azure Arc**. Azure Arc extends Azure management and services to any infrastructure, enabling you to manage and govern resources across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments. Azure Hybrid Benefit can be applied to Azure Arc-enabled services, such as Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server and Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes. This allows you to allocate your Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance to save on Azure Arc-enabled services. By using Azure Hybrid Benefit with Azure Arc, you can achieve cost savings while maintaining a consistent management and governance experience across your hybrid and multi-cloud environment.
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-**Azure VMware Solution**. You can allocate Azure Hybrid Benefit to your on-premises licenses to Azure and apply them to your Azure VMware Solution workloads, reducing the overall cost of running VMware environments in the cloud. This benefit helps you maximize your existing investments and provides a cost-effective way to migrate and run your VMware workloads on Azure.
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