Correct Answer: Azure SQL Database (Hyperscale tier)
The Hyperscale tier in Azure SQL Database uses a modular architecture that separates compute and storage, allowing for massive scale and high performance....
Correct Answer
Azure SQL Database (Hyperscale tier)
Why This Answer Is Correct
The Hyperscale tier in Azure SQL Database uses a modular architecture that separates compute and storage, allowing for massive scale and high performance.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Azure SQL Database — a core concept tested in Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305). Understanding Azure SQL Database is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
A financial application requires a relational database that supports high availability and automated backups. The database must be fully managed to reduce operational overhead. Which service fits these requirements?
An organization is using Azure SQL Database. They want to ensure that if the primary region experiences a major disaster, the database automatically fails over to a secondary region with an RPO of less than 30 seconds. Which feature should they use?
To protect a mission-critical SQL database from being accidentally or maliciously deleted, you want to ensure that any deletion attempt requires a separate approval from a security manager and that the database can be recovered even if the primary admin account is compromised. Which feature provides this?
You are designing a high-performance database for a legacy application that requires full compatibility with SQL Server Agent and Cross-database queries, but you want to move to a fully managed platform. Which service is best?
To protect your Azure SQL Database from 'SQL Injection' and other unusual activity like 'Data Exfiltration', which security feature should you enable within Microsoft Defender for SQL?