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AZ-500: Optimizing Azure Policy Deployment: When to Use Management Groups

Discover the best practices for deploying Azure policy definitions to multiple subscriptions. Learn why management groups are a more effective choice than resource group-scoped assignments for centralized policy management in Azure.

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You use Azure Security Center for the centralized policy management of three Azure subscriptions.
You use several policy definitions to manage the security of the subscriptions.
You need to deploy the policy definitions as a group to all three subscriptions.
Solution: You create a policy initiative and assignments that are scoped to resource groups.
Does this meet the goal?

A. Yes
B. No

Answer

B. No

Explanation

Instead use a management group.
Management groups in Microsoft Azure solve the problem of needing to impose governance policy on more than one Azure subscription simultaneously.

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