You are preparing to host a website in Azure that will receive high traffic after launch. You must keep it available and responsive while minimizing cost. How should you deploy the site?

Deploying to an App Service with the Standard tier and CPU-based autoscaling is the optimal solution. Azure App Service is a fully managed platform that simplifies web app deployment and scaling, reducing operational overhead compared to managing virtual machines. The Standard tier provides production-ready features, including autoscaling, which automatically adjusts instances based on demand (like high CPU), ensuring high availability and responsiveness during traffic spikes. The Shared tier is not suitable for high-traffic production websites due to limited resources and lack of autoscaling. While virtual machines with Scale Sets offer control, they incur higher management overhead and potentially higher costs for similar performance compared to App Service for web hosting.