CLO-002 Business Principles OF Cloud Environments Practice Question
When performing a TCO analysis for migrating a legacy on-premises database to Azure SQL, which hidden cost is most likely to be overlooked?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Data egress fees
Data egress fees are often excluded from initial calculations but significantly impact the long-term TCO of cloud-based database systems.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Power and cooling
Why it's wrong here
This is a standard facility cost identified during the TCO audit phase.
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Data egress fees
Why this is correct
Egress fees for transferring data out of the cloud provider to on-premises systems are often underestimated.
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Software licensing
Why it's wrong here
Licensing is usually a known upfront cost factored into the initial migration plan.
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Hardware maintenance
Why it's wrong here
This is a direct cost of on-premises infrastructure that is removed upon migration.
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