Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Describe Azure management and governanceMedium
A global company needs to ensure that all data stored in Azure meets the regulatory requirements of various international standards, such as GDPR and HIPAA. They require a centralized dashboard to track their compliance posture, receive recommendations for improvement, and generate compliance reports. Which Azure service provides these capabilities?
- AAzure Security Center
- BMicrosoft Purview Compliance Manager
- CAzure Advisor
- DAzure Policy
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Correct answer: B. Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager
Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager helps organizations manage their compliance posture, providing a dashboard to track progress, assign tasks, and generate reports against various regulatory standards like GDPR and HIPAA.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Azure Security Center (now Microsoft Defender for Cloud) focuses on security posture management and threat protection, not broad regulatory compliance management.
- C. Azure Advisor provides recommendations for cost, performance, reliability, operational excellence, and security, but not a comprehensive compliance management solution.
- D. Azure Policy enforces organizational standards but doesn't provide a centralized dashboard for managing overall compliance posture against external regulations.
Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager
Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager is a feature in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal that helps manage your organization's compliance posture.
- Provides a compliance score.
- Offers pre-built templates for various regulations.
- Assigns tasks and tracks remediation progress.
Memory trick: Compliance Manager Makes Rules Meet.