DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
Your organization uses Azure SQL Database and needs to automate email notifications when a database reaches 80% storage usage. Which native Azure feature can 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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Create an Azure Monitor alert rule on the 'storage_percent' metric with an email action group.
Azure Alert Rules can monitor metrics like storage percent and trigger email actions. Option B is wrong because SQL Agent is not available in Azure SQL Database. Option C is wrong because Elastic Jobs execute T-SQL, not send email directly. Option D is wrong because Database Mail is not available in Azure SQL Database.
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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Create an Azure Monitor alert rule on the 'storage_percent' metric with an email action group.
Why this is correct
Azure Monitor alerts are the standard way to send notifications based on metrics.
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Create a SQL Agent alert that fires when the storage is above 80% and sends an email.
Why it's wrong here
SQL Agent is not available in Azure SQL Database.
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Configure Database Mail to send alerts automatically.
Why it's wrong here
Database Mail is not supported in Azure SQL Database.
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Create an Elastic Database Job that checks storage and sends email via sp_send_dbmail.
Why it's wrong here
sp_send_dbmail is not available in Azure SQL Database.
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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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