Microsoft AZ-104 Exam - Topic 5 Question 120 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's AZ-104 exam

Question #: 120
Topic #: 5

You have an Azure subscription.

You have 100 Azure virtual machines.

You need to quickly identify underutilized virtual machines that can have their service tier changed to a less expensive offering.

Which blade should you use?

AMetrics

BCustomer insights

CMonitor

DAdvisor

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Suggested Answer: D

The Advisor dashboard displays personalized recommendations for all your subscriptions. You can apply filters to display recommendations for specific subscriptions and resource types. The recommendations are divided into five categories:

Reliability (formerly called High Availability): To ensure and improve the continuity of your business-critical applications. For more information, see Advisor Reliability recommendations.

Security: To detect threats and vulnerabilities that might lead to security breaches. For more information, see Advisor Security recommendations.

Performance: To improve the speed of your applications. For more information, see Advisor Performance recommendations.

Cost: To optimize and reduce your overall Azure spending. For more information, see Advisor Cost recommendations.

Operational Excellence: To help you achieve process and workflow efficiency, resource manageability and deployment best practices. . For more information, see Advisor Operational Excellence recommendations.

by Michael at Jun 16, 2025, 07:13 PM

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Delsie

8 months ago

Yeah, Advisor gives great recommendations for cost savings.

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Iluminada

9 months ago

I’m not sure about that, isn’t Monitor useful for this kind of thing?

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Kimi

9 months ago

I thought Metrics would work too, but Advisor is more specific.

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Erin

9 months ago

Wait, I didn’t know Advisor could help with underutilized VMs!

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Jarod

9 months ago

Definitely go with D, Advisor is the best for this.

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Noelia

10 months ago

I don't recall seeing Customer Insights used for this kind of task. It seems more focused on user data rather than VM performance.

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Kendra

10 months ago

I feel like the Metrics blade could show us usage stats, but I'm leaning towards Advisor since it specifically mentions cost optimization.

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Anika

10 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember practicing with the Monitor blade for performance metrics. Could that help here?

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Buck

10 months ago

I think we might need to look at the Advisor blade for identifying underutilized VMs. It seems to provide recommendations on cost savings.

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Terrilyn

10 months ago

The Advisor blade is probably the way to go. It's designed to provide recommendations for optimizing Azure resources, so that should be perfect for this scenario.

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Delmy

11 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. I'll need to review the details of each blade to determine the best option for quickly identifying underutilized VMs.

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Anabel

11 months ago

The Monitor blade seems like the obvious choice here. It should have all the performance data I need to spot any VMs that are underutilized.

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Rodolfo

11 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure. The Metrics blade might work, but the Advisor blade could also be helpful in identifying underutilized VMs.

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Doug

11 months ago

I think the Metrics blade would be the best option here. It should give me a good overview of the resource utilization for each VM.

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Letha

1 year ago

Option D all the way! The Advisor is like a virtual butler, constantly looking for ways to optimize your VM performance and save you money. It's like having a personal shopper for your cloud resources.

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Lore

12 months ago

I agree, Advisor is the best option for optimizing VM performance and saving money.

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Carey

12 months ago

D) Advisor

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Melissia

1 year ago

I'm not sure. Maybe we should also consider using the Monitor blade to get a comprehensive view of our virtual machines.

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Yvonne

1 year ago

I'm going with D. The Advisor is like your own personal AI assistant, constantly analyzing your VMs and whispering cost-saving suggestions in your ear. It's like having a financial planner for your cloud infrastructure.

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Letha

1 year ago

Option A for me. Metrics are the true window into the soul of your VMs. You can see exactly how much they're sweating, and then make the appropriate changes. It's like a fitness tracker for your virtual machines.

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Annice

1 year ago

Advisor can also provide recommendations on how to optimize your virtual machines, so that could be helpful too.

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Carmelina

1 year ago

D) Advisor

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Lanie

1 year ago

I agree, Metrics is the way to go. It gives you all the data you need to make informed decisions.

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Latrice

1 year ago

A) Metrics

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Detra

1 year ago

I'm feeling C. The Monitor blade is like your own personal dashboard, keeping an eye on all your VMs and making sure they're behaving. It's like having a security guard for your cloud infrastructure.

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Shenika

1 year ago

Sounds good, let's use the Monitor blade to identify underutilized virtual machines and save some money.

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Lillian

1 year ago

I agree, let's check out the Monitor blade to see which virtual machines we can optimize.

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Amalia

1 year ago

I think C is the way to go. The Monitor blade sounds like it will give us the information we need.

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Maddie

1 year ago

I agree with Isadora. Metrics blade will provide us with the necessary data to make informed decisions.

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Glory

1 year ago

Definitely going with option D. The Azure Advisor is like a personal shopper for your virtual machines, always looking for ways to save you money. Plus, it comes with a complimentary bag of virtual coupons!

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