Default provider on Subscription creation

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Default provider on Subscription creation

Luis Filipe Nina Marques 0

By default Azure provider Microsoft.ResourceIntelligence is registered on new azure subscription creation, however I can't find any documentation about it.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/azure-services-resource-providers list default registered provider and its associated service(s) but no reference to this provider. Any place where we get any documentation about it?
Does it process, store, or transmit customer data or metadata (e.g., resource names, IPs, tags)?

If yes, where is this data stored (EU or non-EU)?
Is it GDPR, ISO 27001, BSI C5, and DORA compliant?
Can we opt out or restrict it to EU regions?"

Hemant Bharadwaj 370 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-11-10T14:49:21.16+00:00
What you are seeing is expected behavior in many subscriptions: Azure can auto-register certain resource providers based on platform dependencies and evolving service onboarding defaults, even if those providers are not explicitly used yet.

Check current registration state using ARM/CLI and confirm whether the provider was auto-registered or manually changed later.

Review subscription Activity Log for provider registration events to identify when and by which principal/service it was registered.

If your governance policy requires explicit allow-listing, enforce provider registration controls via policy/process and deregister only after dependency review.

Validate whether any currently enabled service in the subscription depends on that provider before removing it.

Raise support if you need authoritative confirmation for a tenant-specific auto-registration event history.

Validation checks:

Registration event source is identified in Activity Log.

No dependent services break after any governance action on provider state.

References:

Resource providers and registration: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/resource-providers-and-types

Manage Azure subscriptions: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/manage-billing-access

Azure Activity Log: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/activity-log

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Hemant Bharadwaj 370 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-11-10T14:49:21.16+00:00

What you are seeing is expected behavior in many subscriptions: Azure can auto-register certain resource providers based on platform dependencies and evolving service onboarding defaults, even if those providers are not explicitly used yet.

Check current registration state using ARM/CLI and confirm whether the provider was auto-registered or manually changed later.

Review subscription Activity Log for provider registration events to identify when and by which principal/service it was registered.

If your governance policy requires explicit allow-listing, enforce provider registration controls via policy/process and deregister only after dependency review.

Validate whether any currently enabled service in the subscription depends on that provider before removing it.

Raise support if you need authoritative confirmation for a tenant-specific auto-registration event history.

Validation checks:

Registration event source is identified in Activity Log.

No dependent services break after any governance action on provider state.

References:

Resource providers and registration: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/resource-providers-and-types

Manage Azure subscriptions: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/manage-billing-access

Azure Activity Log: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/essentials/activity-log

“If you find this answer helpful, please upvote it. If this resolves your issue, please mark it as the accepted answer so that it can help others in the community.”