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

Which feature is designed to identify VMs with low utilization?

1. Azure Cost Management

2. Azure Advisor

3. Azure Cost Analysis

The correct answer is: Azure Advisor

Azure Advisor is designed to identify virtual machines (VMs) with low utilization. This service provides personalized best practices and recommendations to help optimize your Azure resources. Specifically, in the context of VM utilization, Azure Advisor analyzes the performance metrics and assesses the usage of your VMs. If it finds instances that are underutilized, it recommends scaling down or shutting them down to save costs and improve overall efficiency. This capability is particularly beneficial for organizations looking to manage their cloud expenditures effectively. By identifying VMs that do not require the allocated resources, organizations can take proactive steps in optimizing their cloud environment. In contrast, Azure Cost Management primarily focuses on monitoring and managing costs across Azure resources, providing tools to understand spending patterns, forecast future costs, and create budgets. While it aids in cost control, it does not specifically analyze VM utilization. Azure Cost Analysis is part of Azure Cost Management and provides insights into spending trends, but it does not provide the utilization recommendations that are central to Azure Advisor's functionality.