Exam AZ-900 topic 1 question 16 discussion

Answer is B - No. Azure API Management Service i( APIM ) is a way to create and manage customer APIs for existing backend services. The Question is asking about a way to create Azure resources automatically ( on the fly ). ARM (Azure Resource Manager) is a tool that automates the deployments on the AZ cloud.

To meet these challenges, you can automate deployments and use the practice of infrastructure as code. In code, you define the infrastructure that needs to be deployed. The infrastructure code becomes part of your project. Just like application code, you store the infrastructure code in a source repository and version it. Any one on your team can run the code and deploy similar environments.

November-2024: I believe Azure Blueprints would be the right solution for this. Definition/Description: Just as a blueprint allows an engineer or an architect to sketch a project's design parameters, Azure Blueprints enables cloud architects and central information technology groups to define a repeatable set of Azure resources that implements and adheres to an organization's standards, patterns, and requirements. Azure Blueprints makes it possible for development teams to rapidly build and start up new environments with trust they're building within organizational compliance with a set of built-in components, such as networking, to speed up development and delivery.

The answer is B. No Azure API Management is a service that helps you create consistent and modern API gateways for existing back-end services. While it's an essential tool for managing and securing APIs, it is not designed to automatically create various Azure resources for different business units. To automatically create identical Azure resources for each business unit, you would typically use Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Azure Policy, or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Azure Bicep or Terraform. These tools allow you to define and deploy your infrastructure as code, ensuring consistency and reproducibility. So, the solution of using Azure API Management does not meet the goal of automatically creating Azure resources for each business unit.

ARM templates might work well.. however, Azure Blueprints would be the more comprehensive solution, as it includes additional governance features that can be beneficial for managing multiple business units.

same as Q16.

B

B. No. Azure API Management is a platform for managing, securing, and publishing APIs, but it is not specifically designed for automatically creating Azure resources

Azure Resource Manager

Pay attention that the fact that you interact with ARM via API has nothing to do with the API Management

you will interact with the API, but in this case if they mentioned Infrastructure as code or ARM templates, it would be A

A

No, the solution does not meet the goal. Azure API Management is a service that helps in creating and publishing APIs to external and internal consumers. It is not designed to create and manage Azure resources automatically. To create Azure resources automatically, you can use Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or Azure Automation. These tools allow you to define your infrastructure as code and deploy it quickly and consistently.

B is the correct answer

only the ARM

Answer B for sure.

API is not going to deploy anything. ARM template would be the way to go here.