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A company runs multiple projects in Azure, each project is placed in a separate resource group. The finance team wants to set a monthly spending limit of $10,000 per project and receive automated email alerts when a project's spending reaches 80% of the limit and again when it exceeds the limit. The solution must use native Azure capabilities and be configurable per resource group. Which Azure service should the finance team use?
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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Azure Policy with a built-in policy definition to enforce spending limits
Azure Policy is used to enforce compliance rules (e.g., allowed VM SKUs, required tags) and can audit or deny resource deployments. It does not monitor actual spending or trigger cost alerts. Budgets are not a feature of Azure Policy.
B
Best answer
Azure Cost Management budgets with alert rules
Azure Cost Management allows you to create budgets with a defined amount (e.g., $10,000) and set alert thresholds (e.g., 80% and 100%). Alerts can automatically send email notifications to specified recipients. Budgets can be scoped to resource groups, making them suitable for per-project tracking.
C
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Azure Advisor cost recommendations
Azure Advisor provides personalized cost optimization recommendations (e.g., right-size underutilized VMs, purchase reserved instances). It does not allow setting custom spending limits or sending proactive alerts when spending approaches a user-defined threshold.
D
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Azure Resource Graph queries triggered by Azure Automation runbooks on a schedule
While it is technically possible to build a custom solution using Azure Resource Graph to query cost data and Azure Automation runbooks to send emails, this is not a native one-stop capability. It requires manual scripting and maintenance, and is not the recommended built-in service for budget alerts.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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FAQ
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What does this AZ-900 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Azure Cost Management budgets with alert rules — Azure Cost Management provides budgets and alerts that allow you to set spending limits and configure automated email notifications when usage/spending reaches a threshold (e.g., 80% or 100% of budget). Budgets can be scoped to management groups, subscriptions, or resource groups, making them ideal for per-project tracking. Azure Policy does not natively monitor spending; it enforces compliance rules. Azure Advisor provides cost optimization recommendations but does not trigger alerts when spending reaches a limit. Azure Resource Graph is a query engine for resource inventory and metadata; while you could build a custom solution with Runbooks, that is not a native, built-in capability and adds complexity.
What should I do if I get this AZ-900 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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