DP-300 Practice Question: Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources
You need to monitor the performance of an Azure SQL Database and set up alerts when the DTU consumption exceeds 80% for more than 5 minutes. Which Azure service should you use?
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 on DTU percentage. Option B is wrong because Azure Advisor provides recommendations but not real-time alerts. Option C is wrong because Azure SQL Insights is for visualization, not alerting. Option D is wrong because Log Analytics workspaces store logs but do not natively provide metric alerts.
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 Monitor metric alerts
Why this is correct
Can alert on DTU percentage metric.
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Azure Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Azure Advisor provides recommendations but not real-time alerts.
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Azure SQL Insights (preview)
Why it's wrong here
SQL Insights (preview) is for visualization, not alerting.
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Log Analytics workspace
Why it's wrong here
Log Analytics stores logs but does not natively provide metric alerts.
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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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