CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A company is using Azure VMs and wants to centralize logs from multiple applications for security analysis. The logs must be retained for 2 years. Which Azure service should they use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Azure Log Analytics
Azure Log Analytics (now part of Azure Monitor) provides centralized log management and configurable retention up to 2 years (or more with archive).
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Azure Activity Log
Why it's wrong here
Activity Log tracks subscription-level events, not application logs.
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Azure Application Insights
Why it's wrong here
Application Insights is for application performance monitoring, not centralized logging.
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Azure Log Analytics
Why this is correct
Log Analytics centralizes logs and supports long retention.
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Azure Storage Analytics
Why it's wrong here
Storage Analytics provides storage account logs, not application logs.
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