DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
You have an Azure SQL Database that runs a critical workload. You need to automate the monitoring of performance anomalies and receive notifications when certain thresholds are exceeded. Which TWO actions should you implement? (Choose two.)
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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Enable SQL Insights (preview) for intelligent performance monitoring.
Options D and E are correct. Enabling SQL Insights (preview) provides intelligent performance monitoring with built-in anomaly detection, and creating an Azure Monitor alert rule on DTU/CPU and storage metrics enables automated notifications when thresholds are exceeded. Option A is incorrect because Power BI is a reporting tool, not designed for real-time alerting on performance anomalies. Option B is incorrect because Query Store tracks query performance but does not natively support email notifications. Option C is incorrect because SQL Agent alerts are for job scheduling events, not for monitoring performance counters like DTU or CPU.
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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Create a Power BI report that refreshes every minute.
Why it's wrong here
Power BI is not for real-time alerting.
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Enable Query Store and set up email notifications for high query duration.
Why it's wrong here
Query Store does not have email notification capabilities.
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Configure a SQL Agent alert on performance counters.
Why it's wrong here
SQL Agent alerts are for SQL Server events, not Azure metrics.
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Enable SQL Insights (preview) for intelligent performance monitoring.
Why this is correct
SQL Insights provides advanced monitoring and anomaly detection.
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Create an Azure Monitor alert rule on DTU/CPU and storage metrics.
Why this is correct
Azure Monitor can alert on performance metrics.
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Key term
Query Store
Query Store is a built-in SQL Server feature that captures and stores a history of query execution plans and performance data for easy monitoring and troubleshooting.
Key term
Azure SQL Performance Tuning
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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