DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
You need to automate the deployment of schema changes to an Azure SQL Database using Azure DevOps. Which THREE components are required? (Choose three.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Build pipeline
A build pipeline (A) produces artifacts like a .dacpac file. A release pipeline (B) deploys those artifacts to the target database. A variable group (E) stores configuration values such as connection strings. Options C (Elastic job agent) and D (Azure Automation runbook) are not required for schema deployment via DevOps CI/CD. Elastic jobs are used for scheduled tasks across databases, not for deploying schema changes. Azure Automation runbooks automate processes outside of DevOps pipelines.
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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Build pipeline
Why this is correct
The build pipeline compiles the schema changes into artifacts.
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Release pipeline
Why this is correct
The release pipeline orchestrates the deployment.
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Elastic job agent
Why it's wrong here
Elastic jobs are for scheduling tasks, not deployment.
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Azure Automation runbook
Why it's wrong here
Runbooks are not part of Azure DevOps deployment.
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Variable group
Why this is correct
Variable groups store non-sensitive configuration like database names.
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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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