DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
You need to automate the deployment of database schema changes across multiple Azure SQL Databases in a development environment. Which Azure service is designed for this purpose?
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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Azure DevOps using database projects and release pipelines.
Azure DevOps with database projects and release pipelines provides a CI/CD solution specifically designed for deploying schema changes to Azure SQL Databases. Option B is incorrect because SQL Agent jobs are used for scheduled administrative tasks within a single database, not for multi-database schema deployment automation. Option C is incorrect because Azure Automation Account with PowerShell runbooks is suitable for general automation tasks but lacks native CI/CD capabilities for database schema updates. Option D is incorrect because Azure Data Factory with copy activity focuses on data movement and transformation, not on executing schema changes.
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Azure DevOps using database projects and release pipelines.
Why this is correct
Azure DevOps provides CI/CD capabilities specifically for database deployments.
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SQL Agent jobs on each database.
Why it's wrong here
SQL Agent is for scheduling tasks, not for managing deployments across multiple databases.
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Azure Automation Account with PowerShell runbooks.
Why it's wrong here
Automation Account is for general task automation but not optimized for database CI/CD.
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Azure Data Factory with a copy activity.
Why it's wrong here
Data Factory is for data integration, not schema deployment.
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