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A large enterprise manages hundreds of Azure subscriptions. The compliance team needs to run an on-demand report that shows all virtual machines with their current power state (running or deallocated), operating system, and VM size, filtering by specific resource groups or subscriptions. The team wants to use a native Azure tool that allows querying Azure resources at scale using a Kusto Query Language (KQL) syntax. Which Azure service should they 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
Best answer
Azure Resource Graph
Azure Resource Graph is a service that allows you to query Azure resources across all subscriptions using Kusto Query Language (KQL). It is designed for inventory, governance, and compliance scenarios, enabling you to retrieve information like VM power state, OS, and size efficiently from multiple subscriptions.
B
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Azure Monitor Logs
Azure Monitor Logs collects log and telemetry data from Azure resources, applications, and operating systems. It is used for monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting, but it is not designed for querying resource inventory metadata like VM power state or size across subscriptions.
C
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Azure Resource Explorer
Azure Resource Explorer is a portal interface that allows you to browse and manage individual Azure resources and their properties. It does not support running custom KQL queries across multiple subscriptions or generating reports on resource metadata at scale.
D
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Azure Advisor
Azure Advisor provides personalized recommendations to optimize your Azure deployments for cost, security, reliability, operational excellence, and performance. It does not have a query engine for retrieving resource properties or power states.
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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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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Question 6
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
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 Resource Graph — Azure Resource Graph is the correct service because it enables efficient querying of Azure resources across subscriptions, resource groups, and management groups using Kusto Query Language (KQL). It is designed for inventory and governance scenarios, allowing complex filtering and projection of resource properties such as power state, OS, and size. Azure Monitor Logs collects log and metric data from resources but is not optimized for querying resource metadata at scale. Azure Resource Explorer is a portal-based tool for browsing and managing individual resources, not for running custom queries across resources. Azure Advisor provides personalized recommendations for best practices, not a query engine for resource inventory.
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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