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A company stores sensitive financial records in Azure Blob Storage. They want to ensure that if a blob is deleted or overwritten, it can be recovered within 30 days. They also want to protect against accidental deletion of the storage account itself. Which two configurations should they implement? (Choose two.)
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Why each option matters
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A
Best answer
Enable blob soft delete with a retention period of 30 days
Blob soft delete preserves deleted or overwritten blob objects for the specified retention period, allowing recovery within that window.
B
Best answer
Enable storage account soft delete with a retention period of 30 days
Storage account soft delete allows recovery of a deleted storage account and its data within the retention period, protecting against accidental account deletion.
C
Distractor review
Enable container soft delete with a retention period of 30 days
Container soft delete protects the container itself, but the scenario requires recovery of individual blobs and the storage account, which are not covered by container soft delete alone.
D
Distractor review
Enable blob versioning
Blob versioning preserves previous versions of a blob when overwritten, but it does not protect against blob deletion (deletion creates a soft-deleted blob, not a version) and does not cover storage account deletion.
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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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What does this AZ-500 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Enable blob soft delete with a retention period of 30 days — To recover deleted blobs and overwritten blobs within 30 days, enable blob soft delete. To recover a deleted storage account, enable storage account soft delete. Both are needed for full protection. Container soft delete is for containers, not directly for blobs. Versioning creates multiple versions but does not protect against deletion of the storage account itself.
What should I do if I get this AZ-500 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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