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		<title>AZ-305 Questions 1-10: Cost Optimization</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/microsoft/az-305/az-305-questions-1-10-cost-optimization/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Free AZ-305 practice questions on Azure cost optimization. Test your skills on reserved instances, savings plans, tagging, budgets, and FinOps.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAA-C03 Question 37: Event-Driven Processing Without Servers</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/aws/saa-c03/saa-c03-question-37-lambda-event-driven/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Whenever an image is uploaded to an S3 bucket, the company needs to generate a thumbnail automatically. Traffic is sporadic and unpredictable. Which compute option is most efficient? A) A fleet of always-on EC2 instances polling the bucket. B) An AWS Lambda function triggered by an S3 event notification. C) A scheduled batch job that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAA-C03 Question 40: Lowest Network Latency Between Instances</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/aws/saa-c03/saa-c03-question-40-cluster-placement-group/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tightly-coupled high-performance computing (HPC) job needs the lowest possible network latency and highest throughput between a group of EC2 instances. Which placement strategy should be used? A) A cluster placement group. B) A spread placement group. C) Spreading instances across multiple regions. D) Distributing instances across many AZs. Correct Answer: A Explanation: A cluster [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAA-C03 Question 44: Cheapest Compute for Fault-Tolerant Batch Jobs</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/aws/saa-c03/saa-c03-question-44-spot-fault-tolerant-batch/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A nightly data-processing batch job can be interrupted and resumed without harm, and the company wants the lowest possible compute cost. Which EC2 purchasing option is most appropriate? A) On-Demand Instances. B) Spot Instances. C) A 3-year Reserved Instance. D) Dedicated Hosts. Correct Answer: B Explanation: Spot Instances offer the deepest discounts (often up to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAA-C03 Question 48: Cost-Efficient Compute for Sporadic Tasks</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/aws/saa-c03/saa-c03-question-48-lambda-vs-ec2-cost/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A lightweight API is called only a few hundred times per day at unpredictable intervals. The team wants to pay only when it runs and avoid managing servers. Which option is most cost-effective? A) A small On-Demand EC2 instance running 24/7. B) AWS Lambda behind API Gateway. C) A Reserved Instance. D) An Auto Scaling [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAA-C03 Question 49: Identifying Over-Provisioned Resources</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/aws/saa-c03/saa-c03-question-49-compute-optimizer-rightsizing/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A company suspects many EC2 instances are over-provisioned but wants data-driven, AWS-generated recommendations on right-sizing before making changes. Which service provides this? A) AWS Compute Optimizer. B) Amazon CloudWatch dashboards only. C) AWS Config. D) Amazon Inspector. Correct Answer: A Explanation: AWS Compute Optimizer analyzes utilization metrics with machine learning and recommends optimal instance types/sizes [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAA-C03 Question 27: Making a Web Tier Stateless</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/aws/saa-c03/saa-c03-question-27-stateless-session-store/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A web app stores user session data in memory on each EC2 instance. When Auto Scaling terminates an instance, users get logged out. How should sessions be handled so any instance can serve any user? A) Disable Auto Scaling so instances never terminate. B) Store session state in an external store such as Amazon ElastiCache [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAA-C03 Question 30: Auto Scaling Replacing Unhealthy Instances</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/aws/saa-c03/saa-c03-question-30-asg-elb-health-check/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Auto Scaling Group fronted by an ALB keeps instances running even when the application process has crashed (though the EC2 instance itself is still &#8220;running&#8221;). How can the ASG detect and replace these instances? A) Switch the ASG health check type from EC2 to ELB. B) Reduce the ASG&#8217;s minimum size to zero. C) [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SAA-C03 Question 4: Reserved Instances vs Savings Plans vs Spot</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/aws/saa-c03/saa-c03-question-4-reserved-vs-savings-plans-vs-spot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A company runs a steady-state web application on EC2 with predictable, consistent compute usage 24/7 for the next three years. Which purchasing option provides the best balance of cost savings and flexibility? A) On-Demand Instances, to avoid any long-term commitment. B) Spot Instances, for the deepest possible discount. C) A Compute Savings Plan with a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>SAA-C03 Question 5: Auto Scaling Group Across Multiple AZs</title>
		<link>https://cloudtech.how/aws/saa-c03/saa-c03-question-5-asg-multi-az-alb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Solutions Architect is designing a web tier that must survive the failure of an entire Availability Zone with no manual intervention. Which combination of services should be used? A) A single EC2 instance with an Elastic IP, manually moved to a new AZ if a failure occurs. B) An Application Load Balancer distributing traffic [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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