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DP-300 · Question #355

You have an Azure subscription that contains the following resources: - 10 Azure SQL databases - Five Azure SQL managed instances - Five instances of SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines You need to…

The correct answer is D. SQL Insights. To implement a centralized monitoring solution for various Azure SQL resources with minimal administrative effort, SQL Insights should be used.

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Question

You have an Azure subscription that contains the following resources: - 10 Azure SQL databases - Five Azure SQL managed instances - Five instances of SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines You need to implement a centralized monitoring solution for all the Azure SQL resources. The solution must minimize administrative effort. What should you include in the solution?

Options

  • ALog Analytics
  • BAzure SQL Analytics
  • CQuery Performance Insight
  • DSQL Insights

How the community answered

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  • A
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  • B
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  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    94% (60)

Why each option

To implement a centralized monitoring solution for various Azure SQL resources with minimal administrative effort, SQL Insights should be used.

ALog Analytics

Log Analytics is a general-purpose logging service and would require significant configuration to achieve a centralized SQL monitoring solution compared to SQL Insights.

BAzure SQL Analytics

Azure SQL Analytics is an older solution that has largely been superseded by SQL Insights for comprehensive monitoring.

CQuery Performance Insight

Query Performance Insight focuses specifically on query performance for individual Azure SQL Databases and does not provide centralized monitoring for all specified resource types.

DSQL InsightsCorrect

SQL Insights provides a comprehensive, centralized monitoring solution for all Azure SQL resources including Azure SQL databases, SQL Managed Instances, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, integrating with Azure Monitor and minimizing administrative overhead.

Concept tested: Azure SQL centralized monitoring solution

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/insights/sql-insights-overview

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