Plan and implement data platform resources

A company is deploying Azure SQL Managed Instance and needs to ensure that the failover group provides automatic failover with zero data loss during a regional outage. The secondary region is 500 miles away. Which data replication mode should be configured?

A retail company is migrating its on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database. The database has a table with 500 million rows and receives 10,000 INSERT operations per second during peak hours. The application requires read-committed snapshot isolation. Which Azure SQL Database tier and configuration should the DBA recommend to minimize cost while meeting performance requirements?

A DBA needs to create a new Azure SQL Database and wants to ensure that the database automatically fails over to a secondary region without manual intervention. The recovery point objective (RPO) is 5 seconds. What should the DBA configure?

A company has an Azure SQL Managed Instance that is experiencing high CPU usage. The DBA observes that a specific query is causing high compile time due to parameter sniffing. The query is executed frequently with varying parameter values. Which approach should the DBA use to reduce CPU usage without changing the T-SQL code?

A healthcare company is required to encrypt all patient data at rest and in transit. They are deploying Azure SQL Database. Which combination of features should they implement to meet this requirement?

A DBA is migrating a large on-premises database to Azure SQL Database using the Data Migration Assistant (DMA). The migration fails with an error indicating that the source database contains cross-database queries. What is the best remediation?

A company plans to deploy Azure SQL Database in a new region. They require that the database be accessible only from a specific set of Azure virtual machines in the same region. What should the DBA configure?

A company uses Azure SQL Managed Instance for its line-of-business applications. They need to ensure that backups are retained for 35 days for compliance purposes. Which configuration should the DBA set?

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to migrate an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database?

Which THREE of the following are features available in Azure SQL Managed Instance that are not available in Azure SQL Database (single database)?

Refer to the exhibit. A DBA is creating an Azure SQL Managed Instance using the ARM template snippet shown. The DBA needs to ensure the instance can survive a regional outage without data loss. What change should be made to the template?

Refer to the exhibit. An Azure SQL Database administrator sees the error in the SQL Server error log. The database is in the General Purpose tier with 100 GB of storage. Which action should the DBA take to resolve the issue?

You are the Azure DBA for a global e-commerce company. The company uses Azure SQL Database for its product catalog. The database is in the Business Critical tier with 16 vCores and 1 TB of storage. During a major sales event, the application experiences severe performance degradation. Analysis reveals that the database is experiencing high write latency on the secondary replicas due to heavy read workload routed to them. The primary replica is not overloaded. The application uses read-only routing to direct queries to readable secondaries. The DBA needs to reduce write latency on the secondaries without affecting the read workload or incurring additional cost. What should the DBA do?

You are the DBA for a financial services company. The company is migrating its on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance. One of the databases is 2 TB in size and has a high transaction volume. The migration must have minimal downtime. The source environment is SQL Server 2019 running on Windows Server. The target is a General Purpose managed instance in the same region. The network bandwidth between on-premises and Azure is 500 Mbps. The DBA plans to use Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) for an online migration. However, during the initial sync, the migration is progressing slowly and the estimated time to completion is 48 hours. The DBA needs to reduce the migration time. What should the DBA do?

A company is planning to migrate their on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance. They have a database that uses SQL Server Agent jobs with proxies and also uses cross-database queries extensively. What is the main consideration for this migration?

You are designing a disaster recovery strategy for an Azure SQL Database that requires a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of less than 5 seconds and a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of less than 1 hour. Which option should you choose?

A company has an Azure SQL Database with a large table that is frequently updated. They notice performance degradation due to index fragmentation. Which maintenance strategy should you recommend to minimize impact on availability and performance?

Which THREE of the following are valid options for migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database?

You are the database administrator for a large e-commerce company. The company has a SQL Server 2019 Enterprise Edition instance running on-premises with multiple databases. One of the databases, 'OrdersDB', is 2 TB in size and has a high transaction rate. The company plans to migrate 'OrdersDB' to Azure SQL Managed Instance to reduce operational overhead. The migration must have minimal downtime, and the target service tier must be Business Critical with 16 vCores. You have set up a test environment and performed a successful test migration using the Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) with online mode. During the final migration, the network bandwidth between on-premises and Azure is limited to 100 Mbps. The migration is taking longer than expected, and you are concerned about the log backup growth. What should you do to minimize the risk of the migration failing due to log space exhaustion?

You are designing a database solution for an e-commerce application that requires high read throughput with sub-5 ms latency. The application runs on Azure VMs. You need to choose between Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance. Which factor most strongly supports choosing Azure SQL Database over SQL Managed Instance?

You are migrating an on-premises SQL Server 2012 database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database is 5 TB and uses Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with a certificate stored in the local machine store. What is the best approach to migrate while preserving TDE?

A company plans to deploy a new application on Azure VMs that requires a highly available SQL Server database with automatic failover and readable secondaries. The database size is 1 TB. Which deployment option meets these requirements with the least administrative overhead?

You are troubleshooting a performance issue on Azure SQL Database. The database uses the General Purpose tier with 100 DTUs. Users report intermittent slowdowns during peak hours. Query Store shows frequent waits for RESOURCE_SEMAPHORE. What is the most likely cause?

Drag and drop the steps to configure geo-replication for an Azure SQL Database in the correct order.

Drag and drop the steps to troubleshoot a high CPU usage issue in Azure SQL Database in the correct order.

Match each Azure SQL Database service tier to its description.

Match each Azure SQL Database performance tuning feature to its description.

You are designing a database migration from on-premises SQL Server 2019 to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The source database uses Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with a certificate stored in the local certificate store. The target is a General Purpose SQL Managed Instance. Which migration method should you use to minimize downtime and preserve TDE?

You are planning a deployment of Azure SQL Database for a mission-critical application. The application requires a high level of resilience to regional failures. You need to ensure that data is replicated synchronously across two Azure regions and that automatic failover occurs with zero data loss. Which deployment option should you choose?

Your company is deploying a new application that will use Azure SQL Database. You need to ensure that all connections to the database use Microsoft Entra ID authentication. Which step is required to enable this?

You manage an Azure SQL Database that is experiencing performance degradation during peak hours. You suspect that the current pricing tier is insufficient. You need to increase performance with minimal downtime. Which action should you take?

You are migrating a large on-premises SQL Server database (5 TB) to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The network bandwidth between your on-premises data center and Azure is limited to 100 Mbps. You need to minimize the migration time. Which approach should you use?

Your company is adopting Microsoft Defender XDR for enhanced security. You need to enable Microsoft Defender for SQL for your Azure SQL Database to receive security alerts and vulnerability assessments. What is the first step you must take?

You are deploying an Azure SQL Database that will be used by a global application. You need to ensure that read-intensive workloads are offloaded from the primary database to improve performance. Which feature should you enable?

You are designing a disaster recovery solution for an Azure SQL Database in the Business Critical tier. You require automatic failover to a secondary region with zero data loss. Which configuration should you use?

Your organization requires that all Azure SQL Database backups be retained for 10 years to meet compliance requirements. Which backup retention policy should you configure?

Which TWO actions are required to implement Azure SQL Database automatic failover with zero data loss?

Which THREE considerations are important when planning a migration from SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL Managed Instance?

Which TWO benefits does the Hyperscale service tier of Azure SQL Database provide?

You are reviewing an ARM template snippet that configures a long-term retention (LTR) policy for an Azure SQL Database. Based on the exhibit, how long will weekly backups be retained?

You are evaluating the configuration of an Azure SQL Database as shown in the exhibit. You need to ensure that the database remains available during a zonal failure without data loss. Which feature contributes to this requirement?

A database administrator runs the PowerShell script shown in the exhibit against an Azure SQL Database. What does the script output?

You are designing a disaster recovery strategy for an Azure SQL Database in the West US region. The database is used by a mission-critical application with an RPO of 5 seconds and an RTO of 30 seconds. Which deployment option should you choose?

Your company is migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database uses SQL Server Agent jobs, Service Broker, and cross-database queries within the same instance. Which PaaS option should you choose?

You need to ensure that all queries executed against an Azure SQL Database are audited and logged to a Log Analytics workspace for security analysis. Which feature should you enable?

You are configuring an Azure SQL Database elastic pool for a SaaS application. The pool will host 50 databases with varying workloads. You need to minimize cost while ensuring performance meets baseline requirements. Which tier and configuration should you choose?

Your Azure SQL Managed Instance is experiencing performance degradation. You suspect a query plan regression caused by parameter-sensitive plan issues. Which feature should you use to identify and resolve the issue?

You need to migrate an on-premises SQL Server 2019 database to Azure SQL Database with minimal downtime. The database is 500 GB and uses some features not supported in Azure SQL Database, such as FileTables. What is the best migration strategy?

You are configuring security for an Azure SQL Database. You need to ensure that only traffic from a specific virtual network and a specific set of public IP addresses can connect to the database. Which two features should you enable?

Your Azure SQL Database is running in the General Purpose tier. You notice that read queries are experiencing high latency. You need to improve read performance without changing the compute size. What should you implement?

You are designing a data archiving solution for an Azure SQL Database. The database contains a table with over 100 million rows of historical sales data that is rarely accessed. You need to reduce storage costs while keeping the data available for occasional queries. What should you do?

A company is designing a new Azure SQL Database for an e-commerce application. The database will experience variable workloads with frequent read-heavy operations. To optimize performance and cost, the company wants to use a serverless compute tier. However, they also need to ensure the database can handle sudden bursts of user activity without significant latency. Which configuration should the team implement?

You are a database administrator for a global SaaS provider. You have multiple Azure SQL Databases in a single logical server. You need to implement a disaster recovery strategy that provides automatic failover across Azure regions with the lowest possible RPO and RTO for critical databases. The solution must not require any application code changes. What should you implement?

You are planning a migration of on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The source databases use SQL Server Agent jobs, cross-database queries, and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages. Which migration approach minimizes the need to modify existing code or processes?

Your company is deploying a new Azure SQL Database that will store Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The security team requires that all queries against the database are audited and that any access to sensitive columns is logged with the actual data values. Which combination of features should you enable?

You manage an Azure SQL Database that uses a Business Critical tier with a zone-redundant configuration. During a planned maintenance event, you notice a significant increase in query latency. You suspect that the read-only intent routing is not working as expected. What should you check first to ensure read-only connections are using the secondary replica?

You are deploying a new Azure SQL Database that will be used by an application requiring high availability and automatic failover across Azure regions. The RPO must be less than 5 seconds, and the RTO must be less than 1 minute. You also need to ensure that the secondary region can be used for read-only workloads during normal operation. Which solution should you implement?

You are responsible for cost optimization of a non-production Azure SQL Database that is used for development testing. The database is only active during business hours (9 AM to 5 PM) on weekdays. Which compute tier and configuration would minimize cost while ensuring the database is available during working hours?

Your company is planning to deploy a new application that uses Azure SQL Database with a Hyperscale service tier. The application requires near-instantaneous scaling of compute resources without downtime. The database will handle large data volumes (over 10 TB). Additionally, the application team wants to use the latest database features, including JSON support and graph queries. Which considerations should you evaluate before choosing Hyperscale?

You are configuring security for an Azure SQL Database that will be accessed by multiple applications. Each application uses a separate service principal managed in Microsoft Entra ID. You need to ensure that each service principal has the minimum required permissions to access only its own set of tables. What should you implement?

Which TWO of the following are valid options for migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database with minimal downtime?

Which TWO of the following are supported high availability features in Azure SQL Managed Instance?

Which THREE of the following are required steps to configure a failover group for an Azure SQL Database with a readable secondary in a different region?

You are designing a disaster recovery solution for a critical Azure SQL Database that runs in the West US region. The database is 2 TB in size and requires a recovery point objective (RPO) of less than 5 seconds and a recovery time objective (RTO) of less than 30 seconds. Which deployment option should you recommend?

Your company is migrating an on-premises SQL Server 2016 database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database uses SQL Server Agent jobs, Database Mail, and Service Broker. The database is 500 GB. You need to minimize downtime during migration. Which migration approach should you use?

You are planning to deploy Azure SQL Database for a new application. The application requires a predictable performance with reserved resources and the ability to scale up during peak season. You want to minimize costs. Which purchasing model should you choose?

Your company has an Azure SQL Managed Instance that hosts multiple databases. You need to implement a solution to automatically detect and alert on potential SQL injection attacks. The solution must integrate with Microsoft Sentinel for incident response. What should you configure?

You are deploying Azure SQL Database for a multi-tenant SaaS application. Each tenant has its own database. You need to ensure that tenant data is isolated and that performance is predictable. Cost efficiency is important. Which deployment model should you use?

You need to migrate an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database. The database uses SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages for ETL. You want to continue using SSIS in the cloud with minimal changes. Which Azure service should you use?

Your company uses Azure SQL Database with Active Geo-Replication for disaster recovery. During a regional outage, you fail over to the secondary region. When the primary region recovers, you need to fail back with zero data loss. What should you do?

You are designing a solution for storing audit logs from Azure SQL Database. The logs must be retained for 7 years and must be immutable to prevent tampering. Which Azure service should you use?

You are deploying Azure SQL Database for a new application. You need to ensure that connections from Azure services use a private IP address and do not traverse the public internet. What should you configure?

You are planning a migration of on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance. Which TWO tools or services can you use to assess compatibility and identify potential migration blockers? (Select TWO.)

You have an Azure SQL Database in the General Purpose tier. You need to implement high availability with automatic failover to a secondary database in a different Azure region. The solution must provide an RPO of 5 seconds and RTO of 1 hour. Which TWO components must you configure? (Select TWO.)

Your company is deploying Azure SQL Database for a new application. The security policy requires that all queries be encrypted in transit and that the database be protected against accidental deletion. Which THREE configurations should you implement? (Select THREE.)

You are designing a disaster recovery strategy for an Azure SQL Database that supports a critical OLTP application. The database is currently deployed in the East US region. You need to ensure that failover occurs automatically with minimal data loss in the event of a regional outage. Which deployment option should you recommend?

You are deploying an Azure SQL Managed Instance for a sensitive healthcare application. The compliance requirement mandates that all data at rest be encrypted using a customer-managed key stored in Azure Key Vault. The key must be automatically rotated every 90 days. Which configuration should you implement?

Your company plans to migrate several on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Database. The databases are used by different applications, each with varying performance requirements. You need to choose a deployment option that provides the most cost-effective solution while allowing for independent scaling of each database. Which option should you choose?

You are configuring Azure SQL Database for a new e-commerce application that must support high read throughput for product catalog queries. The application uses Entity Framework Core and requires that read-only queries be offloaded to a secondary replica to reduce load on the primary. Which feature should you enable?

You need to audit all successful and failed login attempts to an Azure SQL Database server for compliance. The audit logs must be stored in a Log Analytics workspace for analysis and retention. Which two actions should you perform? (Choose two.)

You are planning the migration of a large on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database is 500 GB in size and has a high transaction rate. You need to minimize downtime during the migration. Which migration approach should you recommend?

You are deploying Azure SQL Database for a multi-tenant SaaS application. Each tenant has its own database, and you need to ensure that resource usage is isolated and predictable. You also need to manage performance at the tenant level. Which Azure SQL Database offering should you choose?

You need to design a business continuity plan for an Azure SQL Database that must meet an RPO of 5 seconds and an RTO of 1 hour. The database is used by a global application with users in North America and Europe. Which configuration should you implement?

Your organization requires that all Azure SQL Database deployments use the most recent version of SQL Server engine to ensure security and performance. Which deployment option automatically provides the latest engine version without requiring manual upgrades?

You are configuring security for an Azure SQL Database that will be accessed by multiple applications. You need to implement a solution that allows applications to connect using their own managed identities without storing credentials in connection strings. What should you configure?

You are deploying an Azure SQL Database that will be used by a critical financial application. The database must be protected against accidental deletion or modification of data by administrators. You need to implement a solution that allows point-in-time restore to any point within the last 35 days, even if an administrator accidentally drops a table. Which feature should you enable?

You are reviewing the firewall and virtual network rules for an Azure SQL Database server as shown in the exhibit. The server has public network access disabled. A client application in a different virtual network (vnet2) needs to connect to the database. What must you do to allow the connection?

You are deploying an Azure SQL Database using PowerShell as shown in the exhibit. The database will be used by a development team that works intermittently. You need to ensure the database is cost-effective while being available on demand. What is the purpose of the AutoPauseDelayInMinutes parameter?

You are configuring managed backup for an Azure SQL Managed Instance as shown in the exhibit. What is the purpose of this configuration?

You are analyzing the SQL script in the exhibit. This script is used to query data stored in Azure Blob Storage from Azure SQL Database. What is the primary purpose of the database scoped credential?

You are designing a new Azure SQL Database for a critical OLTP workload. The database will be used by a global application with users in North America, Europe, and Asia. The primary requirement is low-latency reads for all regions. You need to choose a deployment option that supports geo-distributed reads and provides a single write endpoint. Which option should you select?

You are a database administrator for a company that runs a large e-commerce platform on Azure SQL Database. The platform experiences unpredictable traffic spikes during flash sales, causing performance degradation. You need to implement a solution that automatically scales the database resources based on demand without manual intervention. Which feature should you use?

You need to deploy an Azure SQL Database that complies with a regulatory requirement to encrypt data at rest using a customer-managed key stored in Azure Key Vault. The database will be used by a line-of-business application. Which feature should you enable?

Your company is migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database is 2 TB in size and has multiple logins, jobs, and SQL Server Agent alerts. You need to choose a migration method that minimizes downtime and preserves all server-level objects. Which approach should you recommend?

You are configuring Azure SQL Database for a new application. The security policy requires that all connections use Microsoft Entra authentication and that the database blocks IP addresses from outside your corporate network. You also need to ensure that the application can connect without storing credentials in code. Which combination of features should you implement?

You need to provision an Azure SQL Database that supports a high-availability SLA of 99.995% and provides automatic failover to a secondary region in case of a regional outage. Which deployment option should you choose?

You are deploying a new Azure SQL Database for an application that will store sensitive financial data. The compliance team requires that the database be configured to automatically detect and alert on anomalous access patterns, and that all queries be logged for auditing. Which services should you enable?

Your organization has multiple Azure SQL Databases in an elastic pool. You need to monitor the performance of the pool and identify which databases are consuming the most resources. You want to view historical resource usage for the past month. Which tool should you use?

You are tasked with designing a disaster recovery plan for an Azure SQL Database. The database is mission-critical and must have a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 5 seconds and a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 30 minutes in case of a regional failure. Which configuration should you implement?

You are planning to migrate a 500 GB on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database has high transaction volume and cannot tolerate more than 15 minutes of downtime. Which migration methods should you consider? (Choose TWO.)

You are designing an Azure SQL Database solution for a SaaS application that will host multiple tenants. Each tenant has a dedicated database. You need to ensure that tenants are isolated and resource usage is optimized. Which two features should you use? (Choose TWO.)

You need to secure an Azure SQL Database. The requirements are: (1) encrypt sensitive columns such as credit card numbers, (2) prevent unauthorized users from seeing the full credit card number even if they have access to the database, and (3) allow authorized applications to decrypt the data. Which two features should you implement? (Choose TWO.)

You are designing a disaster recovery plan for an Azure SQL Database that is used by a critical application. The database is currently in the West US region. You need to ensure that if a regional outage occurs, the database can be failed over to another region with minimal data loss. The solution must also minimize costs for the secondary replica. Which deployment option should you recommend?

Your company plans to migrate multiple on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance. You need to select the appropriate migration method that minimizes downtime and supports automated schema and data validation. The source databases are running SQL Server 2019 Enterprise Edition. Which tool should you recommend?

You are deploying an Azure SQL Database for a new application that requires high availability with automatic failover within the same region. The database must be able to recover from a zonal failure without data loss. Which deployment option should you use?

You are managing an Azure SQL Managed Instance that hosts multiple databases for a financial application. You need to implement a security solution that meets compliance requirements by auditing all database activity and sending the audit logs to a centralized Log Analytics workspace for analysis. The solution must also support real-time alerts on suspicious activities. What should you configure?

Your company uses Azure SQL Database with the Hyperscale service tier. You notice that the database is experiencing high I/O latency during peak hours. After analyzing the query performance, you determine that the primary bottleneck is due to log write throughput. You need to reduce log write latency without changing the service tier. What should you do?

You are deploying an Azure SQL Database for a development environment. The database will be used for testing and will be deleted after three months. You want to minimize costs while ensuring the database can be restored to any point within the retention period. Which backup retention policy should you configure?

You are configuring Azure SQL Database for an e-commerce application that experiences variable traffic. You need to ensure that the database can automatically scale resources based on demand without manual intervention. The solution must also support scaling to zero compute when not in use to save costs. Which Azure SQL Database offering should you use?

You are migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database is 2 TB in size and has a high transaction rate. You need to minimize downtime during migration. The source server is running SQL Server 2016 Enterprise Edition. Which migration approach should you recommend?

You need to create an Azure SQL Database that will be used by a new application. The database must support JSON data storage and querying. Which data type should you use to store JSON documents?

You are planning to migrate a large number of on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The migration must be automated and support schema and data validation. Which TWO tools or services should you consider using? (Choose TWO.)

You are configuring an Azure SQL Database for a financial application that requires high availability and disaster recovery across regions. The database is in the Premium service tier. Which TWO configurations should you implement to meet these requirements? (Choose TWO.)

You are designing a security strategy for Azure SQL Database. You need to ensure that database access is secured using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) authentication. Which THREE actions should you take? (Choose THREE.)

You are reviewing an ARM template snippet for creating a new Azure SQL Database. The template uses the above JSON to create a database named 'db2' in resource group 'rg1'. The source database 'db1' is in the same server 'server1' and is currently active. What will be the result of deploying this template?

You are reviewing an ARM template for creating a new Azure SQL Database. The template uses the above JSON to create a database named 'db2' from 'db1'. The source database 'db1' is currently in a failed state due to a storage issue. What will be the result of deploying this template?

You are reviewing an ARM template for creating a new Azure SQL Database. The template uses the above JSON. The source database 'db1' was created on 2025-03-01 and has a current backup retention of 7 days. The restore point is 2025-03-15T10:00:00Z. What will be the result of deploying this template?

You are deploying Azure SQL Database for a critical application. The compliance policy requires that the database be configured for zone redundancy in the primary region and have automated failover to a secondary region with no data loss. What Azure SQL Database offering and feature should you choose?

Your team is migrating an on-premises SQL Server 2019 database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database uses Service Broker for cross-database messaging. The compliance requirement mandates that the migration must be performed with minimal downtime and that the target must support the Service Broker feature. What migration strategy should you recommend?

You need to create a new Azure SQL Database for a development environment. The development team requires the ability to restore the database to any point in time within the last 7 days. Which backup policy configuration should you choose?

You are designing a disaster recovery plan for an Azure SQL Database that uses the Business Critical tier. The database is deployed in the West US region. You need to ensure that if the entire West US region becomes unavailable, the database can be failed over to a secondary region with minimal data loss. What should you implement?

Your company requires that all Azure SQL Databases use Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with customer-managed keys (CMK) stored in Azure Key Vault. The security policy mandates that the key must be rotated every 90 days. You need to implement this requirement with minimal administrative overhead. What should you do?

You are planning to migrate several on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The databases use SQL Server Agent jobs, cross-database queries, and CLR assemblies. Which migration tool should you use to assess compatibility?

You have an Azure SQL Database that experiences performance degradation due to high concurrency and blocking. You need to implement a solution that offloads reporting queries to a read-only copy of the database without impacting the primary workload. What should you configure?

Your organization is implementing Microsoft Purview for data governance. You need to scan an Azure SQL Database to automatically classify sensitive data. The security team requires that the scan use a managed identity and that the data classification be stored in Microsoft Purview. What should you configure on the Azure SQL Database?

You are deploying an Azure SQL Managed Instance for a financial application. The compliance requirements dictate that all data at rest must be encrypted using TDE with a customer-managed key stored in Azure Key Vault. Additionally, the key must be accessible only from the managed instance's virtual network. How should you configure the Key Vault firewall and managed instance?

Which TWO Azure SQL Database features can help you scale out read-intensive workloads without modifying application code?

Which THREE actions should you take when planning to implement Azure SQL Database with Microsoft Defender for SQL and Microsoft Sentinel integration?

Which TWO conditions must be met to use Azure SQL Database serverless compute tier?

You are a database administrator for a global e-commerce company. The company runs a critical transactional workload on an Azure SQL Managed Instance (MI) in the West US region. The database is approximately 1 TB in size and uses the Business Critical tier with zone redundancy enabled. The application requires read latency for reporting queries to be under 10 ms. The company is expanding to Europe and needs to deploy a secondary copy of the database in the North Europe region to serve read-only reporting traffic for European users. The secondary must be kept in sync with the primary with a recovery point objective (RPO) of less than 5 seconds. Additionally, the solution must support automatic failover if the primary region becomes unavailable. You need to design the disaster recovery and read scaling solution. Which approach should you take?

You are designing a new Azure SQL Database deployment for a mission-critical application. The application requires 99.99% availability SLA, automated failover within 30 seconds, and read-scale capability for reporting. Which tier and configuration should you choose?

You have an Azure SQL Managed Instance that is experiencing performance degradation. You suspect a query is causing excessive blocking. You need to identify the blocking chain and the resource holding the lock. Which DMV should you query?

Refer to the exhibit. The exhibit shows a partial ARM template for deploying an Azure SQL Database server. You run the deployment but get an error stating the server cannot be created because of a missing firewall rule. The template has public network access disabled and no firewall rules defined. What is the most likely cause?

You are migrating an on-premises SQL Server database with 5 TB of data to Azure SQL Database. The database has multiple large tables and indexes. You need to minimize downtime during migration. Which service should you use?

You have an Azure SQL Database with sensitive customer data. You need to mask the credit card numbers so that only users with the 'Unmask' permission can see the full number. Non-privileged users should see only the last four digits. Which feature should you implement?

You have an Azure SQL Database with Query Store enabled. You notice that a critical stored procedure has regressed in performance. You need to force a previous, better-performing execution plan for that query. What should you do?

Your company is deploying a new application that uses an Azure SQL Database. The security policy requires that all connections use Microsoft Entra ID authentication and that no SQL authentication users are created. Which server-level setting should you enforce?

You are monitoring an Azure SQL Database and notice a pattern of high CPU usage during business hours. You need to identify the queries consuming the most CPU over the last 24 hours. Which dynamic management view should you query?

You have an Azure SQL Database with a table that stores historical data. To improve query performance, you create a nonclustered columnstore index on the table. However, after a large data load, you notice that query performance is worse than before. What is the most likely reason?

Which TWO actions are required to implement transparent data encryption (TDE) with customer-managed keys for an Azure SQL Database?

Which THREE factors should you consider when choosing between Azure SQL Database single database and Azure SQL Managed Instance for a new application?

Which TWO features can help you monitor and troubleshoot a query performance issue in Azure SQL Database without making changes to the application code?

You are a database administrator for a large e-commerce company. The company has an Azure SQL Database named 'OrdersDB' in the General Purpose service tier, with a 2 TB database. The database has a table named 'OrderDetails' that contains over 1 billion rows. The table is partitioned by date using a partition function that splits data by month. You notice that queries that filter on a specific date range are performing poorly, and the query plan shows a clustered index scan on the partition column. The table has a clustered columnstore index to support analytics. You need to improve query performance for date-range queries without affecting the analytics workload. What should you do?

Your company is migrating a mission-critical application from SQL Server 2019 on-premises to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database is 1.5 TB and has 50 databases that need to be migrated. The application uses SQL Server Agent jobs, Service Broker, and cross-database queries. The security requirements mandate that the migration must use Microsoft Entra ID authentication, and all data must be encrypted at rest using customer-managed keys in Azure Key Vault. The migration window is limited to 4 hours of downtime. You need to choose the migration method and configure the target environment. What should you do?

You are managing an Azure SQL Database that hosts a customer relationship management (CRM) application. The database has a table named 'Contacts' with columns: ContactID (int, primary key), Name (nvarchar(100)), Email (nvarchar(200)), Phone (nvarchar(20)), and CreditLimit (decimal(18,2)). The compliance team requires that the CreditLimit column be encrypted so that only authorized users can view it. The application must be able to search for exact matches on CreditLimit values. You need to implement encryption without changing the application code significantly. Which encryption method should you use?

You are designing a new Azure SQL Database for an e-commerce application. The database will contain sensitive customer data and must be isolated from other tenants. Which deployment option provides the highest level of resource isolation?

You are migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The source database uses Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with a certificate stored in the local machine store. Which step is required to enable TDE in the target Managed Instance?

Your company has an Azure SQL Database configured with Active Geo-Replication between two regions. The primary database is experiencing performance degradation due to a sudden increase in write-intensive workloads. You need to minimize downtime and ensure no data loss. What should you do?

You are deploying an Azure SQL Database for a new application that requires consistent performance and low latency. The database will be accessed by users across multiple Azure regions. Which deployment option should you use?

You need to create an Azure SQL Database that automatically scales storage up to 4 TB. Which service tier should you select?

Which TWO actions are required to enable Microsoft Entra ID authentication for an Azure SQL Database?

Which THREE factors should you consider when choosing between Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance for a new workload?

Which TWO are valid ways to secure access to an Azure SQL Database?

Which THREE are features of Azure SQL Database Hyperscale?

You are a database administrator for a large financial services company. The company is migrating its on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Managed Instance. One of the databases, FinanceDB, is 2.5 TB in size and runs a critical application that requires high availability with automatic failover. The application uses database mail and SQL Agent jobs. During migration, you need to minimize downtime. Which deployment option should you choose?

You are designing a data platform for a global SaaS company. The application requires a relational database that can handle up to 50 TB of data and supports high-frequency inserts. The database must be able to scale compute independently from storage and provide fast restores (within minutes) for large databases. Which Azure SQL offering should you choose?

You are a database administrator for a healthcare organization. You need to deploy a new Azure SQL Database that stores protected health information (PHI). The database must be encrypted at rest using a customer-managed key in Azure Key Vault. Additionally, you need to ensure that backups are also encrypted with the same key. Which configuration should you use?

Your company is deploying a multi-tenant application using Azure SQL Database. Each tenant gets its own database. You need to manage resources efficiently while ensuring performance isolation between tenants. The number of tenants fluctuates, and you want to minimize cost. What is the best strategy?

You are migrating a 10-TB SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database Hyperscale. The source database has multiple filegroups and uses full-text indexing. The migration must be completed with minimal downtime. Which migration method should you use?

You are deploying Azure SQL Database for a new application that requires predictable performance and minimal latency. You need to choose a service tier that provides dedicated resources and allows scaling independently for compute and storage. Which service tier should you select?

Your company is migrating an on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. The database uses a SQL Server Agent job that runs a PowerShell script to process files. You need to ensure the job continues to run after migration with minimal changes. What should you do?

You are designing a disaster recovery strategy for an Azure SQL Database that uses the Business Critical tier. The primary region is East US, and you need to ensure automatic failover with zero data loss in case of a regional outage. The secondary region must be West US. You also need to minimize latency for read-only workloads in the secondary region. What should you implement?

You are planning to deploy Azure SQL Database for a new application. The application requires high availability and the ability to scale out read workloads. You need to choose the appropriate deployment option and feature. Which TWO options should you select? (Choose two.)

Your company is migrating several on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure. The databases range from 50 GB to 2 TB and have varying performance requirements. You need to decide which Azure SQL deployment options to use. The requirements include: - Minimal application changes. - Support for SQL Server Agent jobs. - Ability to scale storage independently from compute. - Native support for cross-database queries. Which THREE options meet these requirements? (Choose three.)

You are a database administrator for a healthcare company that uses Azure SQL Database for its patient management system. The database is currently 500 GB and uses the General Purpose tier in the West US region. The application experiences high read traffic during business hours, and you need to improve read performance without increasing costs significantly. You also need to ensure that read queries are isolated from write workloads. The application supports read-only routing using connection strings. You have the following options: A. Create a secondary replica in the same region using active geo-replication and configure the application to use the secondary for read-only queries. B. Upgrade the database to the Business Critical tier and use the built-in readable secondary. C. Implement read scale-out by adding a readable secondary replica in the same region using the built-in read scale-out feature of the General Purpose tier. D. Create an elastic pool with multiple databases and distribute read queries across them. Which option should you choose?