Data replication service DRS can not only support data migration scenarios, but also support data subscription services similar to those provided by Kafka.

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Options

• ATrue
• BFalse

• A
  20% (8)
• B
  80% (33)

Explanation

Option B is correct because DRS (Data Replication Service) is purpose-built for database migration and synchronization tasks - moving or replicating data between source and target databases - and does not provide a publish-subscribe messaging model like Kafka. Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform designed for high-throughput, real-time data pipelines where applications subscribe to topics and consume streams of events; DRS has no equivalent architecture or capability. Option A is incorrect because conflating database replication with message streaming overstates what DRS is designed to do - they solve fundamentally different problems, even though both involve moving data. If Kafka-style data subscription is needed, a dedicated service such as a Distributed Message Service (DMS) would be the appropriate tool, not DRS.

Memory tip: Think of DRS as a "database mover" - it migrates or syncs structured data between database endpoints. Kafka is a "data broadcaster" - it streams events to many subscribers. A mover is not a broadcaster.

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