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AZ-900 · Question #173

An organization deploys additional resource to Azure as it wants to expand its cloud presence. It is decided that templates based on existing resources will be used while deploying. Consistent deploym

The correct answer is B. Azure Resource Manager. To ensure consistent deployments of Azure resources using templates based on existing configurations, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the recommended service.

Submitted by yuki_2020· Mar 5, 2026Describe Azure Architecture and Services

Question

An organization deploys additional resource to Azure as it wants to expand its cloud presence. It is decided that templates based on existing resources will be used while deploying. Consistent deployment must be ensured as it is critical. Which of the following would you suggest the organization should use?

Options

  • AAzure Resource Groups
  • BAzure Resource Manager
  • CAzure Monitor
  • DAzure Security Center

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    84% (21)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

To ensure consistent deployments of Azure resources using templates based on existing configurations, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the recommended service.

AAzure Resource Groups

Azure Resource Groups are logical containers for organizing Azure resources, not a tool for deploying resources using templates.

BAzure Resource ManagerCorrect

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the deployment and management service for Azure that enables you to create, update, and delete resources in your Azure subscription. It is the underlying service that processes deployment templates, such as ARM templates, ensuring repeatable and consistent infrastructure deployments.

CAzure Monitor

Azure Monitor is used for collecting, analyzing, and acting on telemetry data from Azure resources, not for their deployment.

DAzure Security Center

Azure Security Center (now Microsoft Defender for Cloud) provides unified security management and advanced threat protection, not a service for deploying resources via templates.

Concept tested: Azure Resource Manager (ARM) for template deployments

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/overview

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