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Exhibit
Current alert rule: Name: StorageTxnAlert Target: storage account stprod001 Signal type: Metric Metric: Transactions Condition: Greater than 100 in 5 minutes Action group: SecOps Change request: notify the team when anyone edits the storage account network rules or disables public access.
Based on the exhibit, the security team wants an alert whenever someone changes the configuration of a storage account, such as disabling public network access. The current rule is a metric alert on transaction count. What should you use instead?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
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Keep the metric alert and lower the threshold to 10 transactions.
Transaction volume does not tell you whether someone changed a setting. Lowering the threshold would still watch traffic, not configuration changes.
B
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Create a service health alert because storage account settings affect platform status.
Service health alerts are for Azure platform incidents, not changes made by administrators to a specific resource configuration.
C
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Use a Log Analytics query alert against VM guest logs to detect network-rule changes.
VM guest logs are unrelated to storage account management actions. Even if logs exist, they do not reliably capture control-plane edits on the storage account.
D
Best answer
Create an activity log alert for write operations on the storage account resource.
Configuration changes to a storage account are control-plane actions and appear in the Azure Activity log. An activity log alert on write operations is the right monitoring approach because it detects management changes, not traffic patterns.
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Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
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How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this AZ-104 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Create an activity log alert for write operations on the storage account resource. — The issue is a configuration change, not a performance event. Metrics such as transaction count are useful for usage trends, but they do not indicate that a storage account firewall or public access setting was modified. Activity log alerts are designed for management-plane events, so they are the correct way to notify the security team when the resource configuration changes. Why others are wrong: Changing the metric threshold still monitors traffic volume, which is unrelated to configuration changes. Service health alerts only cover Azure platform incidents and outages, not actions taken on a resource. VM guest logs are also the wrong source because they do not capture storage account control-plane edits. Only an activity log alert aligns with the requirement.
What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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