DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
You need to automatically notify the operations team when an Azure SQL Database reaches 80% storage usage. Which Azure service should you use to create the alert?
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
Azure Monitor alerts can be configured to trigger based on metrics like storage percent, enabling automatic notification when an Azure SQL Database reaches 80% storage usage. Option A is incorrect because Azure Automation is used for runbooks and process automation, not for alerting. Option B is incorrect because Microsoft Sentinel is a SIEM solution for security analytics, not for simple metric alerts. Option C is incorrect because Azure Logic Apps can be triggered by alerts, but the alert itself must be created in Azure Monitor.
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 Automation
Why it's wrong here
Azure Automation is for runbook automation, not alerting.
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Microsoft Sentinel
Why it's wrong here
Sentinel is for security monitoring, not simple metric alerts.
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Azure Logic Apps
Why it's wrong here
Logic Apps can send notifications but requires an alert trigger; the alert itself is created in Azure Monitor.
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Azure Monitor
Why this is correct
Azure Monitor can create metric alerts for storage usage.
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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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