DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
Your team uses Azure DevOps to deploy database changes to Azure SQL Database. You need to automate the generation and deployment of database schema changes based on a Git branch merge. Which Azure service should you integrate?
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 Pipelines with a release pipeline that uses the Azure SQL Database deployment task.
Azure Pipelines (part of Azure DevOps) can be configured to trigger on branch merges and includes a built-in Azure SQL Database deployment task for automating schema changes. Option A is wrong because Azure Automation Runbooks are not designed for CI/CD workflows. Option C is wrong because GitHub Actions would require moving outside the existing Azure DevOps ecosystem. Option D is wrong because Azure Logic Apps are meant for integration workflows, not CI/CD pipeline automation.
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 Runbook triggered by a webhook from Azure DevOps.
Why it's wrong here
Runbooks are not ideal for CI/CD pipelines.
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Azure Pipelines with a release pipeline that uses the Azure SQL Database deployment task.
Why this is correct
Azure Pipelines natively supports database deployments.
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GitHub Actions with a workflow that runs on pull request merge, using the Azure SQL action.
Why it's wrong here
GitHub Actions is external; Azure DevOps integration is more seamless.
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Azure Logic Apps with an HTTP trigger from Azure DevOps, then use SQL connector to run scripts.
Why it's wrong here
Logic Apps are not designed for database schema deployment.
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