You have an on-premises network and an Azure subscription. You have the Microsoft SQL Server instances shown in the following table. You plan to implement Microsoft Defender for SQL. Which SQL…

The correct answer is D. sql1, sql2, sql3, and sql4. Microsoft Defender for SQL protected versions: Azure SQL Managed Instance (sql1) SQL on Azure virtual machines SQL Server on Windows Azure Virtual Machines (sql2) SQL Server on Linux Azure Virtual Machines including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 (sql3) On-premises SQL…

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You have an on-premises network and an Azure subscription. You have the Microsoft SQL Server instances shown in the following table. You plan to implement Microsoft Defender for SQL. Which SQL Server instances will be protected by Microsoft Defender for SQL?

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Asql1 and sql2 only
Bsql1, sql2, and sql3 only
Csql1, sql2, and sql4 only
Dsql1, sql2, sql3, and sql4

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A
21% (6)
B
3% (1)
C
7% (2)
D
69% (20)

Explanation

Microsoft Defender for SQL protected versions: * Azure SQL Managed Instance (sql1) * SQL on Azure virtual machines SQL Server on Windows Azure Virtual Machines (sql2) SQL Server on Linux Azure Virtual Machines including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 (sql3) * On-premises SQL servers on Windows machines without Azure Arc (sql4) * Azure SQL single databases and elastic pools * SQL Server on Azure Arc-enabled servers * Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL DW) dedicated SQL pool https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-sql-introduction https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/sql-server-on-azure- vm-iaas-what-is-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/linux/sql-server-on-linux-vm- what-is-iaas-overview

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