DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
You need to automate the scaling of an Azure SQL Database in response to CPU usage using Azure Automation. Which Azure service should you use to monitor CPU metrics and trigger the runbook?
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 Monitor metric alerts
Azure Monitor metric alerts can be configured to trigger an Automation runbook when a metric (like CPU) crosses a threshold. Option A (Azure SQL Analytics) is for analyzing logs, not triggering actions. Option B (Azure Log Analytics) is for log analytics, not for direct metric alerts triggering runbooks. Option C (Kusto Query Language) is a query language, not a service.
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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Azure SQL Analytics
Why it's wrong here
Azure SQL Analytics is a monitoring solution but does not directly trigger runbooks.
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Azure Log Analytics
Why it's wrong here
Log Analytics is for querying logs, not triggering actions directly.
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Kusto Query Language (KQL)
Why it's wrong here
KQL is a query language, not a service for triggering actions.
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Azure Monitor metric alerts
Why this is correct
Metric alerts can trigger Automation runbooks when conditions are met.
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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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