What is Azure Hybrid Benefit, and which licensing situation does it apply to?
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Answer: B
Azure Hybrid Benefit lets customers re-assign eligible Windows Server and SQL Server licenses — those carrying qualifying Software Assurance or subscription coverage — against Azure VMs and managed SQL services, which removes or reduces their license component of the hourly rate. It is purely a licensing conversion program with eligibility defined by current product terms, not something triggered by your architecture pattern.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. There is no multi-region discount program of that kind; regional price differences are a separate matter entirely.
- C. Hybrid cloud architecture does not trigger the benefit by itself — only particular license entitlements qualify, regardless of topology.
- D. ExpressRoute is a separately billed connectivity service; nothing in this program makes it free.