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DP-203 Practice Question: Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing
Which THREE metrics should you monitor to optimize the performance of an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool? (Choose three.)
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Queued queries
To optimize the performance of an Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool, monitor Queued queries (B) to detect concurrency throttling, DWU usage (C) to gauge overall resource utilization, and TempDB usage (E) as high usage can degrade performance. Storage space used (A) is a capacity metric, not a performance metric, and Login failures (D) are security-related, not performance-related.
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Storage space used
Why it's wrong here
Storage space is a capacity metric, not performance.
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Queued queries
Why this is correct
Queries waiting for resources indicate concurrency issues.
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DWU (Data Warehouse Unit) usage
Why this is correct
High DWU usage may require scaling up.
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Login failures
Why it's wrong here
Login failures are security-related, not performance.
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TempDB usage
Why this is correct
High tempDB usage can slow queries due to spills.
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