AZ-104 Question 179
Single answerYour company has an eCommerce web application that requires a staging slot to test new releases before deploying them to production. You must create an Azure App Service with minimal cost while still meeting the staging slot requirement. Which App Service plan tier should you choose?
- A
Free
- B
Shared
- C
Basic
- D
Standard
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Staging slots are only available on the Standard tier or higher. Lower tiers (Free, Shared, Basic) do not provide support for staging slots, so the Standard plan is the minimum required option.
- A. Incorrect.
Does not provide custom domains or staging slots, suitable only for development or testing scenarios
- B. Incorrect.
Supports additional features beyond Free but still does not allow staging slots, making it unsuitable for the requirement
- C. Incorrect.
Offers increased performance over Free or Shared but does not support staging slots
- D. Correct.
Supports at least one staging slot, custom domains, and autoscaling, fulfilling the requirements at a reasonable cost