SLA for Azure Services in Public Preview

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In the context of the Azure services in public preview, the Service Level Agreement (SLA) provided differs from the SLA offered for services in general availability (GA). The SLA outlines the level of service reliability and uptime guarantee provided by Microsoft for their Azure services.

The correct answer to the question is:

C. The SLA will be 1% less than the general availability (GA) SLA.

Explanation: During the public preview phase of an Azure service, Microsoft aims to gather feedback, evaluate performance, and make necessary improvements before the service reaches general availability. Since public preview is an early stage of service deployment, Microsoft typically provides a slightly lower SLA compared to the SLA offered for the same service in GA.

The SLA for services in general availability is typically 99.9% or higher. Therefore, the SLA for Azure services in public preview would be 1% less than the GA SLA. This means that the SLA for services in public preview would be 98.9% or higher.

It's important to note that the SLA for each Azure service can vary, and Microsoft defines the specific SLA for each service. Therefore, option A ("Each service defines its own SLA") is a general statement that holds true for Azure services, but it does not specifically address the SLA for services in public preview.

Option B ("The SLA will be 99%") and option D ("The SLA will be 99.95%") are incorrect. The SLA for Azure services in public preview is typically lower than 99%, as explained above.

In summary, the SLA for Azure services in public preview is usually 1% less than the SLA offered for the same service in general availability, which is typically 99.9% or higher.

When a service is in public preview in Azure, it is not yet generally available and is still undergoing testing and development. Therefore, the SLA for a service in public preview may differ from the SLA provided for the same service when it becomes generally available.

In general, Microsoft does not provide an SLA for services in public preview. This is because the service is still being tested and refined, and Microsoft may make changes to the service that could affect its performance or reliability. However, Microsoft does provide some guidance on the SLA for services in public preview.

Option A is partially correct in that each service defines its own SLA, but it is important to note that this may change when the service moves to general availability.

Option B is incorrect, as Microsoft does not provide an SLA of 99% for services in public preview.

Option C is incorrect because there is no set formula for determining the SLA for a service in public preview.

Option D is also incorrect because Microsoft does not provide an SLA of 99.95% for services in public preview.

In summary, there is no set SLA for Azure services in public preview. However, Microsoft does provide guidance on the SLA for services when they become generally available. When a service moves to general availability, Microsoft typically provides an SLA of 99.9% or higher, depending on the service.