Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)Describe Azure management and governanceEasy
A small non-profit organization wants to implement a solution to automatically identify and tag all Azure resources that lack a 'Department' tag. This will help them track resource ownership and allocate costs more accurately. Which Azure governance feature should they use?
- AAzure Advisor
- BAzure Policy
- CAzure Monitor
- DAzure Cost Management + Billing
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Azure Policy
Azure Policy allows you to define and enforce standards and conventions, including ensuring that resources have specific tags. This directly addresses the requirement to automatically identify and tag resources lacking a 'Department' tag for cost allocation and ownership tracking.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Azure Advisor provides recommendations for optimizing costs, security, reliability, operational excellence, and performance, but it does not enforce tagging policies.
- C. Azure Monitor collects and analyzes telemetry data from Azure resources but does not enforce governance rules like tagging.
- D. Azure Cost Management + Billing helps analyze and manage Azure spending, but it does not enforce tagging rules on resources.
Azure Policy for Tagging
Azure Policy can be used to enforce tagging conventions across Azure resources, ensuring that resources are correctly categorized for governance, cost management, and operational purposes.
- Defines rules and effects for resources.
- Ensures compliance with organizational standards.
- Can automatically remediate non-compliant resources (e.g., add missing tags).
Memory trick: Policies tag and advise on costs and monitoring.