A team wants automatic alerts when monthly Azure spending exceeds defined thresholds, plus breakdowns showing which resource groups drive the spend. Which tool provides this?
A.Azure Advisor
Advisor recommends cost savings but doesn't do budgets/alerts/reporting.
B.Microsoft Cost Management
Cost Management = analysis + budgets + alerts. Correct.
C.Azure Monitor
Monitor is performance/health telemetry, not billing.
D.Azure Resource Manager
ARM is the deployment/management layer — not cost tooling.
Why this answer
Cost Management provides cost analysis (breakdowns by service, resource group, tag), budgets, alerts, and scheduled exports. Tags on resources enable grouping spend by department/environment.
Correct answer: B · Last reviewed 2026-02-13
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