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• 5

  Correct answer is 90 and 730 however this is deprecated "Storage retention via diagnostic settings is being deprecated and new rules can no longer be configured. To maintain your existing retention rules please migrate to Azure Storage Lifecycle Management by September 30th 2025. What do I need to do?" https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/migrate-to-azure-storage-lifecycle-policy?tabs=portal

• 4

  Given Answer is correct 90 and 730 days Retention duration offered is one of 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 270, 365, 550, or 730 days. Also as note, If retention greater than 730 days is required then you can use Continuous Export to copy it to a storage account during data ingestion. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/data-retention-privacy#how-long-is-the-data-kept

• 2

  1. The amount of time that SQLInsights data will be stored in blob storage is "indefinite". This is because the option to "Archive to a storage account" is checked and there is no retention period specified for blob storage in the settings, which means it will retain the data until it is explicitly deleted. 2. The maximum amount of time that SQLInsights data can be stored in Azure Log Analytics is "90 days". This is explicitly set in the retention (days) for SQLInsights under the Log Analytics section of the diagnostic settings.