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A large enterprise manages multiple Azure subscriptions for different business units. The central governance team wants to deploy a consistent landing zone across all subscriptions. The landing zone must include pre-defined Azure Policy definitions (e.g., allowed locations, allowed VM SKUs), standard RBAC role assignments (e.g., Owner, Contributor for specific security groups), and a predefined resource group structure (e.g., 'Networking', 'Security', 'Workloads'). The team wants a single, versioned artifact that can be assigned to any subscription to apply all these configurations together, with the ability to update the artifact and have changes propagate to existing assignments. Which Azure service should the team use?
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Why each option matters
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A
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Azure Policy
Azure Policy is used to enforce rules and effects on resources (e.g., allowed SKUs, locations), but it does not deploy RBAC role assignments or resource groups. A single Azure Policy initiative only contains policy definitions, not other resource types like resource groups or role assignments.
B
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Azure Blueprints
Azure Blueprints enables the orchestrated deployment of a complete environment, including policies, RBAC assignments, resource groups, and even ARM templates. Blueprints are versioned and support automatic updates to existing assignments, making them ideal for landing zone deployments.
C
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Azure Management Groups
Azure Management Groups provide a hierarchical structure for organizing subscriptions and applying policies or RBAC at scale through inheritance. However, they are not a single deployable artifact that includes resource groups and RBAC assignments within a package. They are used for governance hierarchy, not for deploying a landing zone as a cohesive set of resources.
D
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Azure Resource Graph
Azure Resource Graph is a query service that allows you to explore and analyze Azure resources across subscriptions. It does not deploy, configure, or manage resources, policies, or RBAC assignments. It is purely a tool for discovery and reporting.
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Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
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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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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
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What does this AZ-900 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Azure Blueprints — Azure Blueprints is the correct service because it is designed to deploy and manage a consistent set of Azure resources, policies, RBAC assignments, and resource groups together as a single, versioned artifact. When a blueprint is updated, the changes can be applied to all existing blueprint assignments, ensuring ongoing compliance. Azure Policy only manages policy rules, not RBAC or resource groups. Azure Management Groups provide a hierarchy for organizing subscriptions and applying policies at scale but do not serve as a single deployable package. Azure Resource Graph is a query tool for exploring resources and does not manage deployment or configuration.
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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