Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Describe Azure management and governanceMedium
A company is migrating its on-premises virtual machines to Azure. They want to ensure that all deployed VMs, networks, and other resources consistently adhere to a predefined set of organizational standards and regulatory compliance requirements from the moment they are provisioned. Which Azure governance feature should they use to automate this consistent deployment?
- AAzure Resource Groups
- BAzure Management Groups
- CAzure Tags
- DAzure Blueprints
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Correct answer: D. Azure Blueprints
Azure Blueprints allow you to define a repeatable set of Azure resources that implement and adhere to an organization's standards, patterns, and requirements. It orchestrates the deployment of various resource templates, policies, and role assignments to ensure consistency and compliance from the start.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Azure Resource Groups are logical containers for Azure resources but do not enforce standards or automate consistent deployments of complex environments.
- B. Azure Management Groups provide a level of scope above subscriptions to organize them, but they don't define or deploy resource templates and policies in an orchestrated manner like Blueprints.
- C. Azure Tags are used to categorize resources for management and billing but do not enforce consistency or automate deployments.
Azure Blueprints
A service that enables you to define a repeatable set of Azure resources that implement and adhere to organization's standards, patterns, and requirements. It orchestrates the deployment of various resource templates, policies, and role assignments.
- Define repeatable, compliant environments.
- Orchestrates deployment of resource templates, policies, and RBAC.
- Ensures consistency and compliance from provisioning.
Memory trick: Blueprint your cloud, build it right, keep it compliant.