Microsoft Azure

Management groups (Azure)

Definition

Containers that organize multiple Azure subscriptions into a hierarchy so policies and access control can be applied consistently. The topmost level of Azure's management hierarchy.

Exam context

The top of the hierarchy in AZ-104 and AZ-900: Management Groups > Subscriptions > Resource Groups > Resources. Policies and RBAC applied at a management group are inherited downward.

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