AZ-104 Question 51
Select 2You are an Azure administrator for an e-commerce company. The company wants to set up an alert when their monthly spending exceeds 80% of the allocated budget for a given subscription and also identify cost-saving optimizations for underutilized resources. Which two actions should you perform?
- A
Create a budget in Cost Management and configure an alert at the 80% threshold.
- B
Configure a spending limit in Azure for each subscription to automatically halt services when the budget is exceeded.
- C
Enable and review Azure Advisor recommendations to identify underutilized resources and potential cost-saving measures.
- D
Implement role-based access control (RBAC) to restrict cost management permissions for non-administrative users.
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
To effectively manage costs, you must use Azure Cost Management to set up a budget with a specific alert threshold (e.g., 80% of the budget). Additionally, enabling Azure Advisor recommendations helps identify possible cost savings by highlighting underutilized or misconfigured resources.
- A. Correct.
Creating a cost budget and setting an alert at your specified threshold ensures you are notified as spending approaches the limit.
- B. Incorrect.
A spending limit is not the same as a budget alert. Also, by default, spending limits are only available on specific subscription types (e.g., Azure free trial). This does not directly address alerting or Advisor recommendations.
- C. Correct.
Azure Advisor provides insights and recommendations on potential cost optimizations, including identifying underutilized resources.
- D. Incorrect.
While implementing RBAC is a good security practice, it does not fulfill the specific requirement of creating cost alerts or identifying potential savings.