DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
You are designing an automated backup retention policy for an Azure SQL Database. The business requirement is to retain daily backups for 30 days, weekly backups for 12 weeks, monthly backups for 12 months, and yearly backups for 7 years. Which backup retention type should you configure?
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
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Long-term retention (LTR) policy
Long-term retention (LTR) policy is specifically designed to retain backups beyond the point-in-time restore (PITR) window, supporting daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly retention periods. Option C is correct. Option A (PITR retention) is too short and cannot retain backups for years. Option B (Backup vault with Azure Backup) is used for Azure VM backups and not for Azure SQL Database automated backups. Option D (Automated backup policy) refers to the default backup settings but does not include long-term retention.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Point-in-time restore (PITR) retention
Why it's wrong here
PITR retention only covers up to 35 days and does not support weekly, monthly, or yearly granularity.
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Backup vault with Azure Backup
Why it's wrong here
Azure Backup vault is used for Azure VMs and on-premises workloads, not for Azure SQL Database backup retention.
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Long-term retention (LTR) policy
Why this is correct
LTR allows you to retain full backups for up to 10 years with configurable weekly, monthly, and yearly cycles.
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Automated backup policy
Why it's wrong here
'Automated backup policy' is a generic term; the specific feature for long-term retention is LTR.
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Azure SQL Performance Tuning is the process of optimizing the speed and efficiency of queries and database operations in Microsoft Azure SQL Database or SQL Managed Instance to reduce latency and improve throughput.
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Azure SQL Database Backup
Azure SQL Database Backup is a fully managed, automated service that creates and stores copies of your SQL database data and transaction logs in Azure storage, enabling point-in-time recovery and long-term retention for data protection and business continuity.
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