Storage Tiering Strategies Quiz

What you'll be asked

1. Which storage tier is typically the most cost-effective for data that is rarely accessed but must be retained for long-term compliance?
2. A company has an application that accesses data frequently during business hours but rarely at night. Which strategy is most effective for cost optimization?
3. When designing a storage strategy for a new solution, why should you avoid 'over-provisioning' high-performance storage?
4. What is the primary trade-off to consider when moving data from a 'Hot' tier to a 'Cool' or 'Archive' tier?
5. An application generates 500GB of log files daily. The logs are only needed for debugging within the first 48 hours, after which they are rarely accessed but must be kept for 7 years. What is the most cost-optimized lifecycle approach?

Answers and explanations come after you submit.