Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Practice Exam

Which Azure service maintains relationships with resources even after deployment?

1. Azure Blueprint

2. Azure Resource Manager Templates

3. Both

4. None

The correct answer is: Azure Blueprint

The correct answer is Azure Blueprint because this service is specifically designed to help streamline the management of Azure resources by providing a way to define a repeatable set of Azure resources and their configurations. Azure Blueprints allow you to define the requirements, such as policies, role assignments, and resource groups, in a way that maintains relationships among resources throughout their lifecycle, even after deployment. This is especially useful for ensuring compliance and governance at scale. Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, on the other hand, are primarily focused on the deployment of individual resources and their configurations but do not inherently maintain relationships among resources after they have been deployed. While they can represent the relationships within the template during deployment, once the resources are created, the ARM templates themselves do not manage or maintain these relationships. Thus, Azure Blueprint serves a unique purpose by offering a structured approach to manage the ongoing relationships and governance of Azure resources, making it the correct choice in this context.