Q5 Event Hubs Domain 3 · 20–25% of exam Priority · Real Exam

Which storage resource does the Event Processor client require for coordination?

  1. A A Cosmos DB container
  2. B A blob container for checkpoints and partition ownership leases (correct answer)
  3. C A Service Bus queue
  4. D A Redis cache

Shortcut: The processor uses blob storage to store per-partition checkpoints and ownership leases, which is how load balancing across processor instances is achieved.