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Subscribe to the Professional Direct support plan. This meets the goal because Professional Direct provides access to architectural guidance/assessment from Microsoft, while being less expensive than higher-level plans such as Premier.
Why the Professional Direct plan meets the objective: Architecture consulting included: Unlike the Developer and Standard plans, which are limited to general technical support, the Professional Direct (ProDirect) plan specifically includes architecture consulting based on best practices (led by ProDirect Delivery Managers). [1, 2] Optimized Cost-to-Capacity Ratio: The statement specifies the need to “keep costs down.” Although the higher-tier plans (Unified/Premier) offer even more in-depth and customized architecture reviews, they are extremely expensive and tailored for large enterprises. Professional Direct is therefore the most affordable paid plan that unlocks access to the necessary architecture consulting and design reviews from Microsoft
Professional Direct (ProDirect): This is the lowest-cost support plan that provides proactive architectural/design guidance and reviews (such as an assessment of your Azure environment's design).