Do I need an another subscription + express route for test/development purpos, if I already have one ER for production?

MAB 21 Reputation points
2022-07-06T21:31:20.453+00:00

One of our Azure architect requesting another subscription with ER for test and development. Is this common practice? what is best practice? I looked Microsoft documents, but did not find any best practice documents about this...

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  1. msrini-MSFT 9,281 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2022-07-07T04:59:11.137+00:00

    Hi,

    Ideally, you will not need a test ER. Since your current ER is already in PROD and based on your scenario you might or might not need a test ER.

    If you are trying to achieve a scenario where it might affect the QOS or the functionality of your PROD ER, then yes, we need a test ER.

    Hope this helps!

    Regards,
    Karthik Srinivas

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  1. MAB 21 Reputation points
    2022-07-07T09:50:04.327+00:00

    Thanks Karthik Srinivas. I agree, second ER is not needed, If we use existing prod. ER, but crate a second subscription with separate gateway for test/development, is this common and is this best practice?

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