Question

A company has the following unused resources as part of its subscription: 10 user accounts in Azure AD, 5 user groups in AD, 10 public IP addresses, and 10 network interfaces. Will removing unused user groups from AD reduce the cost of resources?

A) Yes
B) No

Answer 1

No, removing unused user groups from Azure AD will not reduce costs as costs are not associated with the number of user groups but with the number of actual users and consumption of other services.

Step-by-step explanation:

The cost associated with Azure Active Directory (AD) typically comes from the number of licensed or active users rather than the number of user groups. User groups within AD do not incur costs as they are simply a way to manage users and their permissions more efficiently. Therefore, removing unused user groups from AD will not reduce the cost of resources. When it comes to Azure services, costs are generally associated with consumption of services like usage of virtual machines, storage, data transfer, and specific features like the number of active directory premium users, rather than the existence of configuration items like user groups.