Importing Data to Azure Subscription - Destination Options

Azure Import/Export Job - Data Transfer Destination Options

Question

You have an Azure subscription named Subscription1.

You have 5 TB of data that you need to transfer to Subscription1.

You plan to use an Azure Import/Export job.

What can you use as the destination of the imported data?

Answers

Explanations

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A. B. C. D.

D

Azure Import/Export service is used to securely import large amounts of data to Azure Blob storage and Azure Files by shipping disk drives to an Azure datacenter.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-import-export-service

The correct answer is D. Azure Blob storage.

Azure Import/Export service is used for importing large amounts of data to Azure Blob storage, or exporting it from Azure Blob storage. It supports importing data from on-premises datacenters or other cloud providers, and exporting data to various destinations, including Blob storage, Azure Files, and disk drives.

In this case, since the goal is to transfer 5 TB of data to Subscription1, we can use Azure Import/Export service to import the data to Azure Blob storage. Once the data is in Blob storage, we can use other Azure services, such as Azure Data Factory, to process and analyze the data.

Option A, Azure SQL Database, is not a valid destination for importing data using Azure Import/Export service. Azure SQL Database is a relational database service that is used to store structured data, while Import/Export service is used for transferring unstructured data to Blob storage.

Option B, Azure Data Factory, is a data integration service that is used to orchestrate data movement and transformation activities. While it can be used to move data between different data stores, it is not a valid destination for importing data using Import/Export service.

Option C, a virtual machine, is not a valid destination for importing data using Import/Export service. Virtual machines are used for running applications and services in the cloud, and are not designed for storing large amounts of data.