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New FAQ question regarding firewall storage implications
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- For VMs in Australia, the workspace location is Australia
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## What data is collected by the Log Analytics agent?
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For a full list of the applications and services monitored by the agent, see [What is monitored by Azure Monitor?](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/monitor-reference#azure-services).
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> Note that for some services, such as Azure Firewall, if you have enabled logging and chosen a chatty resource to log (for example, setting the log to *verbose*) you may see significant impacts on your Log Analytics workspace storage needs.
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## Can I delete the default workspaces created by Security Center?
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**Deleting the default workspace is not recommended.** Security Center uses the default workspaces to store security data from your VMs. If you delete a workspace, Security Center is unable to collect this data and some security recommendations and alerts are unavailable.
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## How do I disable data collection?
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Automatic provisioning is off by default. You can disable automatic provisioning from resources at any time by turning off this setting in the security policy. Automatic provisioning is highly recommended in order to get security alerts and recommendations about system updates, OS vulnerabilities, and endpoint protection.
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Automatic provisioning is highly recommended in order to get security alerts and recommendations about system updates, OS vulnerabilities, and endpoint protection. By default, auto-provisioning is disabled.
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If you've enabled it but now want to disable it:
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To disable data collection, [Sign in to the Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), select **Browse**, select **Security Center**, and select **Select policy**. Select the subscription that you wish to disable automatic provisioning. When you select a subscription **Security policy - Data collection** opens. Under **Auto provisioning**, select **Off**.
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1. From [the Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), open **Security Center** and select **Security policy**.
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1. Select the subscription on which you want to disable automatic provisioning.
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**Security policy - Data collection** opens.
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1. Under **Auto provisioning**, select **Off**.
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## How do I enable data collection?
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The agent consumes a nominal amount of system resources and should have little impact on the performance. For more information on performance impact and the agent and extension, see the [planning and operations guide](security-center-planning-and-operations-guide.md#data-collection-and-storage).
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## Where is my data stored?
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Data collected from this agent is stored in either an existing Log Analytics workspace associated with your subscription or a new workspace. For more information, see [Data Security](security-center-data-security.md).
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