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DP-203 Practice Question: Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing
You have an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account that stores parquet files. You need to ensure that files containing personally identifiable information (PII) are automatically classified and tagged. Which Azure service should you integrate?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview provides automated data classification and labeling for Azure Storage, including Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. Option A is wrong because Azure Policy enforces rules but does not classify content. Option B is wrong because Microsoft Sentinel is a SIEM, not for classification. Option C is wrong because Microsoft Defender for Cloud is for security posture, not data classification.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Azure Policy
Why it's wrong here
Azure Policy enforces rules but does not automatically classify content.
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Microsoft Sentinel
Why it's wrong here
Sentinel is for security incident detection, not data classification.
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Why it's wrong here
Defender for Cloud focuses on infrastructure security, not data classification.
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Microsoft Purview
Why this is correct
Purview provides automated scanning and classification of PII.
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