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AZ-500 · Question #369

You have an Azure subscription that uses Microsoft Sentinel. You need to create a Microsoft Sentinel notebook that will use the Guided Investigation - Anomaly Lookup template. What should you create…

The correct answer is C. an Azure Machine Learning workspace. To use a Microsoft Sentinel notebook, especially one leveraging machine learning capabilities like the 'Guided Investigation - Anomaly Lookup' template, you first need an Azure Machine Learning workspace.

Submitted by jaden.t· Mar 6, 2026Secure Azure using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel

Question

You have an Azure subscription that uses Microsoft Sentinel. You need to create a Microsoft Sentinel notebook that will use the Guided Investigation - Anomaly Lookup template. What should you create first?

Options

  • Aan analytics rule
  • Ba Log Analytics workspace
  • Can Azure Machine Learning workspace
  • Da hunting query

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    12% (7)
  • B
    7% (4)
  • C
    77% (44)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

To use a Microsoft Sentinel notebook, especially one leveraging machine learning capabilities like the 'Guided Investigation - Anomaly Lookup' template, you first need an Azure Machine Learning workspace.

Aan analytics rule

An analytics rule in Sentinel is used for detecting threats and generating incidents, but it is not a prerequisite for creating or running a Sentinel notebook.

Ba Log Analytics workspace

A Log Analytics workspace is fundamental for Sentinel to collect data, but while notebooks consume data from it, creating the Log Analytics workspace isn't the first step specifically for creating and running a notebook template that leverages ML.

Can Azure Machine Learning workspaceCorrect

Microsoft Sentinel notebooks, particularly those designed for advanced analytics and machine learning such as the 'Guided Investigation - Anomaly Lookup' template, require an Azure Machine Learning workspace to provide the computational environment and services needed to run the Python code and ML models effectively. Without this workspace, the notebook cannot execute its sophisticated analysis.

Da hunting query

A hunting query is used for proactive threat hunting, which can be done within Sentinel or notebooks, but creating a hunting query is not a prerequisite for setting up the environment to run a notebook template.

Concept tested: Microsoft Sentinel notebook prerequisites (Azure ML workspace)

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/sentinel/notebooks-deploy-manage#prerequisites

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#Microsoft Sentinel#notebook#analytics rule#anomaly detection

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