Data Lifecycle Management — Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) Practice Questions
Data lifecycle management covers policies and tooling that govern how data is created, stored, accessed, archived, and deleted over time to control cost, performance, and compliance. In AZ-305, this maps directly to Azure Blob Storage lifecycle management policies, Azure Data Factory pipelines, and Microsoft Purview data governance capabilities. Architects must design solutions that automatically tier storage (hot, cool, archive), enforce retention locks, and purge data according to legal hold or expiration schedules. The exam tests the ability to align lifecycle rules with regulatory retention requirements and cost optimization goals simultaneously.