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DP-900 · Question #115

What are two benefits of platform as a service (PaaS) relational database offerings in Azure, such as Azure SQL Database? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. NOTE: Each correct…

The correct answer is B. access to the latest features D. reduced administrative effort for managing the server infrastructure. B: Azure SQL Database is a fully managed platform as a service (PaaS) database engine that handles most of the database management functions such as upgrading, patching, backups, and monitoring without user involvement. D: SQL Database delivers predictable performance with…

Submitted by javi_es· Mar 30, 2026Identify considerations for relational data on Azure

Question

What are two benefits of platform as a service (PaaS) relational database offerings in Azure, such as Azure SQL Database? Each correct answer presents a complete solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Options

  • Acomplete control over backup and restore processes
  • Baccess to the latest features
  • Cin-database machine learning services
  • Dreduced administrative effort for managing the server infrastructure

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    96% (22)

Explanation

B: Azure SQL Database is a fully managed platform as a service (PaaS) database engine that handles most of the database management functions such as upgrading, patching, backups, and monitoring without user involvement. D: SQL Database delivers predictable performance with multiple resource types, service tiers, and compute sizes. It provides dynamic scalability with no downtime, built-in intelligent optimization, global scalability and availability, and advanced security options. These capabilities allow you to focus on rapid app development and accelerating your time-to-market, rather than on managing virtual machines and infrastructure. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/sql-database-paas-overview

Topics

#PaaS#Azure SQL Database#managed services#cloud benefits

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