DP-300 Plan and implement data platform resources Practice Question
You need to provision an Azure SQL Database that supports a high-availability SLA of 99.995% and provides automatic failover to a secondary region in case of a regional outage. Which deployment option should you choose?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse zone-redundant configuration (which only protects within a region) with cross-region disaster recovery, or assume that any high-SLA tier automatically includes cross-region failover.
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 SQL Database with active geo-replication and failover group
Active geo-replication with a failover group provides an SLA of 99.995% by replicating data asynchronously to a secondary region and enabling automatic failover during a regional outage. This is the only option that meets both the high-availability SLA and cross-region disaster recovery requirement.
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 Database in Hyperscale tier
Why it's wrong here
Hyperscale SLA is 99.95%.
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Azure SQL Database with zone-redundant configuration
Why it's wrong here
Zone redundancy protects within a region, not across regions.
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Azure SQL Database with active geo-replication and failover group
Why this is correct
This combination provides up to 99.995% SLA and cross-region failover.
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Azure SQL Managed Instance with failover group
Why it's wrong here
Managed Instance SLA is 99.99%.
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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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