Question

Your company is migrating a customer database to Azure SQL Database. The IT security team asks who is responsible for classifying the customer data stored in the database and ensuring it complies with data protection regulations. According to the shared responsibility model, who holds this responsibility?

Accepted Answer

The customer is always responsible for data classification and compliance regardless of the cloud service model

Answer

Microsoft is responsible for data classification since Azure SQL Database is a managed service

Answer

Responsibility is shared equally between Microsoft and the customer for all data-related concerns

Answer

Microsoft is responsible for compliance while the customer is responsible for data classification