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    PracticeAzure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-305 Practice Exam 5Question 03
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 1.1: Logging and MonitoringDomain 1MonitoringCost OptimizationSentinel

    AZ-305 · Question 03 · Domain 1.1: Logging and Monitoring

    Your company uses Microsoft Sentinel integrated with a Log Analytics workspace. The workspace ingests 500 GB of data daily.

    You are tasked with optimizing costs. You notice that 300 GB of the daily ingestion consists of network firewall flow logs. These logs are rarely queried for active threat hunting but must be retained for 3 years for compliance audits. When they are needed for audits, a query response time of up to 24 hours is acceptable.

    Which cost optimization strategy should you recommend for the firewall logs?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Move the workspace to a Capacity Reservation tier of 500 GB/day.

    B.

    Configure the firewall log tables to use the Basic Logs data plan and configure a Search Job when data is needed.

    C.

    Export the logs to an Azure Storage account using the Archive tier and delete them from Log Analytics.

    D.

    Configure a Data Collection Rule (DCR) to filter out the firewall logs before ingestion.

    How to approach this question

    Look for the Azure Monitor feature designed for high-volume, rarely queried logs that still need to be accessible within the workspace.

    Full Answer

    B.Configure the firewall log tables to use the Basic Logs data plan and configure a Search Job when data is needed.✓ Correct
    Basic Logs is a data plan in Azure Monitor designed for high-volume, verbose logs that are used for debugging, troubleshooting, and auditing, but not for immediate analytics or alerts. They are significantly cheaper to ingest than Analytics logs. When you need to query Basic Logs, you can run a Search Job, which is an asynchronous query that pulls the data into a temporary table.

    Common mistakes

    Choosing Storage Account export. While cheaper, Microsoft's Well-Architected Framework recommends Basic Logs for this exact scenario to keep data within the Sentinel/Monitor ecosystem.
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