DP-300 Practice Question: Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources
You have an Azure SQL Database with Intelligent Insights enabled. You receive an alert that 'SQLInsights: Resource utilization is consistently high'. You need to determine whether the issue is caused by an increase in user workload or a degradation in query performance. Which Intelligent Insights dimension should you review?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Impact
(Impact) is correct because the Impact dimension in Intelligent Insights indicates whether the high resource utilization is caused by an increase in user workload or a degradation in query performance. Option A (Metric) is incorrect because Metric shows the metric name (e.g., 'Resource utilization') but not the root cause. Option B (Severity) is incorrect because Severity indicates the alert level (e.g., high, medium) and does not provide insight into the cause. Option D (Resource type) is incorrect because Resource type shows the Azure resource type (e.g., SQL Database) and is not relevant to the cause of the alert.
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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Metric
Why it's wrong here
Shows metric name.
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Severity
Why it's wrong here
Shows alert severity.
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Impact
Why this is correct
Shows cause: workload increase or query regression.
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Resource type
Why it's wrong here
Shows resource type.
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Overview of Azure Data Platform Options
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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