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DP-203 Practice Question: Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing

Your Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool is experiencing performance degradation. You notice that some queries are being queued due to resource class conflicts. What should you implement to optimize performance and reduce queuing?

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

Configure workload management with workload groups and classifiers

Workload management with workload groups and classifiers allows you to assign queries to different resource classes and prioritize them, directly addressing resource class conflicts and reducing queuing. Option A is incorrect: scaling the pool to a higher DWU increases overall resources but does not specifically manage resource class contention; it may also incur additional cost without solving the root issue. Option C is incorrect: materialized views improve query performance by pre-aggregating data but do not affect concurrency or queuing. Option D is incorrect: result-set caching reduces repeated computation for identical queries but does not resolve queuing caused by resource class conflicts.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • Scale the dedicated SQL pool to a higher DWU level

    Why it's wrong here

    Scaling addresses throughput but not resource class conflicts directly.

  • Configure workload management with workload groups and classifiers

    Why this is correct

    Workload management allows you to assign appropriate resources to queries based on their priority, reducing conflicts.

  • Create materialized views for the most common aggregations

    Why it's wrong here

    Materialized views improve query performance but do not address resource class conflicts.

  • Enable result-set caching for frequently run queries

    Why it's wrong here

    Result-set caching improves query response time but does not reduce queuing due to resource class conflicts.

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