AZ-104 - Monitor and Maintain Azure Resources - Section 5.2

Implement backup and recovery solutions using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery.

Configure Azure Backup by registering resources with a Recovery Services vault and assigning backup policies that define frequency and retention. Distinguish Azure Backup, which protects against data loss and accidental deletion, from Azure Site Recovery, which replicates workloads to a secondary region using replication policies to meet recovery time and recovery point objectives.

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A security review asks which built-in Recovery Services vault capabilities protect backup data from tampering or accidental loss by malicious or unauthorized actors. Which capabilities apply? (Select 2 answers)

  • ASoft delete that retains a deleted backup for a recovery window Correct
  • BData isolation that keeps backups in a Microsoft-managed tenant Correct
  • CAzure Advisor that surfaces hourly cost optimization suggestions
  • DCentral monitoring that surfaces backup jobs from one portal
  • EAutomatic storage that allocates vault capacity behind the scenes
Soft delete and data isolation are the vault controls that defend backup data against tampering or accidental deletion. Soft delete retains a maliciously or accidentally deleted backup for an extra recovery window, and data isolation stores vaulted backups in a Microsoft-managed subscription and tenant so unauthorized users cannot tamper with or delete them.

Why A is correct: Correct. Soft delete that retains a deleted backup for a recovery window is one of the keyed answers. Soft delete retains a maliciously or accidentally deleted backup for an extra recovery window, and data isolation stores vaulted backups in a Microsoft-managed subscription and tenant so unauthorized users cannot tamper with or delete them.

Why B is correct: Correct. Data isolation that keeps backups in a Microsoft-managed tenant is one of the keyed answers. Soft delete retains a maliciously or accidentally deleted backup for an extra recovery window, and data isolation stores vaulted backups in a Microsoft-managed subscription and tenant so unauthorized users cannot tamper with or delete them.

Why C is wrong: Azure Advisor recommends backing up unprotected VMs and optimizing deployments; it is not a data-tamper protection control.

Why D is wrong: Central monitoring gives visibility into Backup and Site Recovery jobs but does not itself protect data from tampering or deletion.

Why E is wrong: Automatic storage management handles capacity allocation; it is not a security control against malicious or accidental data loss.

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