This SC-100 practice question tests your understanding of design security operations, identity, and compliance capabilities. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Your organization is implementing a data loss prevention (DLP) strategy using Microsoft Purview. The compliance team needs to automatically classify and label sensitive data in Microsoft 365, Azure SQL Database, and Amazon S3. Which Purview feature should you use?
Microsoft Purview Data Map
Data Map scans and classifies data across on-prem, Azure, and other clouds.
Microsoft Purview Information Protection
Why wrong: Information Protection is for M365, not Azure SQL or S3.
Microsoft Purview Records Management
Why wrong: Records Management is for retention, not classification.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Why wrong: Defender for Cloud Apps focuses on SaaS apps, not databases.
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Microsoft Purview Data Map
Microsoft Purview Data Map is the correct choice because it provides unified data governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including Microsoft 365, Azure SQL Database, and Amazon S3. It automatically scans, classifies, and labels sensitive data using built-in classifiers and sensitivity labels, enabling consistent DLP policies across these disparate data sources.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Microsoft Purview Data Map
Why this is correct
Data Map scans and classifies data across on-prem, Azure, and other clouds.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Microsoft Purview Information Protection
Why it's wrong here
Information Protection is for M365, not Azure SQL or S3.
Microsoft Purview Records Management
Why it's wrong here
Records Management is for retention, not classification.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Why it's wrong here
Defender for Cloud Apps focuses on SaaS apps, not databases.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates often confuse the scanning and classification capabilities of Microsoft Purview Data Map with the labeling and protection features of Microsoft Purview Information Protection, but the Data Map is the service that actually discovers and classifies data across multiple clouds, while Information Protection applies the labels after classification.
Detailed technical explanation
Microsoft Purview Data Map uses a metadata-driven approach with built-in scanners that connect to Azure SQL Database via the SQL Server protocol and to Amazon S3 via the S3 API, applying classification rules based on regular expressions and machine learning classifiers. The Data Map integrates with Microsoft Purview Information Protection to apply sensitivity labels, but the scanning and classification engine itself is the Data Map component. In a real-world scenario, an organization with data in Azure SQL and Amazon S3 would use the Data Map to create a unified catalog, then define DLP policies that trigger based on the labels applied by the Data Map.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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Design security operations, identity, and compliance capabilities — This question tests Design security operations, identity, and compliance capabilities — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Microsoft Purview Data Map — Microsoft Purview Data Map is the correct choice because it provides unified data governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including Microsoft 365, Azure SQL Database, and Amazon S3. It automatically scans, classifies, and labels sensitive data using built-in classifiers and sensitivity labels, enabling consistent DLP policies across these disparate data sources.
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