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A multinational corporation is designing a new data analytics platform on Azure that will consolidate sensitive customer data from various sources. The platform will use Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 for raw data storage, Azure Databricks for processing, and Azure Synapse Analytics for warehousing and reporting. The security architect needs to implement a comprehensive solution to classify, protect, and govern sensitive data across all these services, ensuring compliance with global data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA). Which Azure service is best suited to provide this unified data governance capability?
- AMicrosoft Purview
- BAzure Sentinel
- CAzure Monitor
- DAzure Advisor
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Correct answer: A. Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview is a unified data governance solution that helps manage and govern on-premises, multi-cloud, and SaaS data. It provides data discovery, classification, lineage, and a data catalog, which are essential for meeting the described requirements.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Azure Sentinel (now Microsoft Sentinel) is a cloud-native SIEM for security information and event management, not data governance.
- C. Azure Monitor collects and analyzes telemetry data from Azure resources, not for data governance.
- D. Azure Advisor provides personalized recommendations for optimizing Azure resources, not for data governance.
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview is a unified data governance service that helps organizations manage and govern their on-premises, multi-cloud, and SaaS data. It offers data discovery, sensitive data classification, end-to-end data lineage, and a comprehensive data catalog.
- Unified data governance for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Automated data discovery and classification.
- Provides data lineage for understanding data origins and transformations.
Memory trick: Purview gives you a clear view of all your data for governance.