A new company policy requires all Azure virtual machines in the subscription to use managed disks. Prevent users from creating virtual machines that use unmanaged disks. Which service should you use?
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Correct answer: Azure Policy.
Why this is the answer
Azure Policy is the correct choice because it allows you to define, assign, and manage standards for your Azure resources. You can create a policy definition that specifically audits or denies the creation of virtual machines using unmanaged disks. This directly enforces the company's requirement by preventing non-compliant resource deployments. Azure Monitor is used for collecting, analyzing, and acting on telemetry data from your Azure and on-premises environments, not for enforcing resource configuration. Azure Security Center provides unified security management and advanced threat protection, but it doesn't directly prevent the creation of non-compliant resources in the way Azure Policy does. Azure Service Health provides personalized guidance and support when issues in Azure services affect you, which is unrelated to enforcing resource configuration.
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