AZ-104 Question 31
Single answerYour organization is using multiple Azure subscriptions to separate different cost centers. The finance department wants to receive automated notifications whenever spending in any subscription reaches 80% of its monthly budget. As an Azure Administrator, which action should you take to implement this requirement?
- A
Assign the Owner role to the finance team for each subscription so they can monitor costs and set alerts directly
- B
Configure locks at the subscription level to prevent any usage above the monthly threshold
- C
Use Cost Management to create a budget for each subscription and configure alerts at 80% spend
- D
Implement an Azure Policy that auto-creates a budget resource on every new subscription
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Azure Cost Management is specifically designed to help administrators create budgets, track spending, and set alerts. By creating a budget for each subscription, you can configure notifications at defined spending thresholds (for example, 80%) to alert relevant teams via email or other notification channels.
- A. Incorrect.
Granting the Owner role allows resource and cost monitoring, but it does not directly provide a budgeting or alert mechanism for subscription spending.
- B. Incorrect.
Subscription locks prevent deletions or modifications, not spending over a specific threshold. They do not handle cost alerts or budgets.
- C. Correct.
Creating budgets in Cost Management provides the ability to set monthly spending limits and configure alerts when specific thresholds (such as 80%) are reached.
- D. Incorrect.
Azure Policy can enforce certain resource configurations and compliance rules, but it does not create budgets or send spending alerts by default.