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Exam DP-201 topic 19 question 2 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's DP-201
Question #: 2
Topic #: 19
[All DP-201 Questions]

You need to recommend an Azure SQL Database service tier.
What should you recommend?

  • A. Business Critical
  • B. General Purpose
  • C. Premium
  • D. Standard
  • E. Basic
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️
The data engineers must set the SQL Data Warehouse compute resources to consume 300 DWUs.
Note: There are three architectural models that are used in Azure SQL Database:
✑ General Purpose/Standard
✑ Business Critical/Premium
✑ Hyperscale
Incorrect Answers:
A: Business Critical service tier is designed for the applications that require low-latency responses from the underlying SSD storage (1-2 ms in average), fast recovery if the underlying infrastructure fails, or need to off-load reports, analytics, and read-only queries to the free of charge readable secondary replica of the primary database.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-service-tier-business-critical

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Luke97
Highly Voted 4 years ago
1. "CONT_SQL1 and CONT_SQL2 must use the vCore model", so the answer would be either "Business Critical" or "General Purpose" 2. "replicas and zone redundancy are required", so the final answer is "Business Critical", because it is the only option which offers "zone redundancy storage".
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Sedos
3 years, 9 months ago
In the vCore-based purchasing model, you can choose between the General Purpose and Business Critical service tiers for SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance. In the DTU-based purchasing model, you can choose between the basic, standard, and premium service tiers for Azure SQL Database. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/purchasing-models
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ACSC
3 years, 3 months ago
Zone redundancy storage is in preview for General Purpose. Answer is B.
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memo43
2 years, 11 months ago
Now General Purpose supports Zone Redundancy. And it has cost advantages. So the answer is CORRECT
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mauromi
Highly Voted 4 years, 5 months ago
>>> CONT_SQL1 and CONT_SQL2 must use the vCore model VCore allow only general purpose or business critical service tiers. Since one goal is to contain costs, I'd vote for B (General Purpose)
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MK_
4 years, 4 months ago
There's also "You must be able to independently scale compute and storage resources." so definitely only vCore. I vote for B as well.
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maynard13x8
3 years ago
There isn’t any option in General purpose with 8000 iops. It should be Business critical.
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maynard13x8
3 years ago
My comment above is wrong, General Purpose limit is 12800 iops. Answer will be General purpose because also has zone redundancy since a few months .
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davita8
Most Recent 2 years, 12 months ago
A. Business Critical
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vmakhija
3 years ago
the diagram on this page can be useful - https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/5571/whats-in-a-dtu-choosing-the-right-resource-model-and-service-tier-for-azure-db/
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AlexD332
3 years, 1 month ago
VCore model doesn't have Standart/Premium It has General Purpose, Bus Critical, Hyper.. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tiers-vcore?tabs=azure-portal answer B - General purpose
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AlexD332
3 years, 1 month ago
The data engineers must set the SQL Data Warehouse compute resources to consume 300 DWUs. it's not related to SQL db
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felmasri
3 years, 1 month ago
Business critical because it is vCore model and supports 8500 IOP required: General Purpose boasts 500 IOPS per vCore to a maximum of 7000, while Business Critical is 5000 per vCore up to a maximum of 200,000 IOPS. https://www.clicdata.com/blog/microsoft-azure-sql-database-vcore-versus-dtu-which-one-to-chose/
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Jony2
3 years, 1 month ago
General purpose supports up to 20,000 IOPS + 4 TB data.
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maynard13x8
3 years ago
Where do you see that. Any link?
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watata
3 years, 1 month ago
Premium gives up to 4 TB while Standard up to 1TB (databases given have 2TB)
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syu31svc
3 years, 4 months ago
"CONT_SQL1 and CONT_SQL2 must use the vCore model" so C,D and E are out Between A and B, I'd pick A https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tier-business-critical#when-to-choose-this-service-tier From the above link, there is a segment on updates. Since "The storage should be configured to optimized storage for database OLTP workloads.", Business Critical is the answer
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198981309810839189283928938298
3 years, 5 months ago
Now even General Purpose supports Zone Redundancy.
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M0e
3 years, 6 months ago
vCore + zone redundant storage = business critical https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tiers-vcore?tabs=azure-portal
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Der
3 years, 6 months ago
I think this question is outdated.
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Heady978
3 years, 7 months ago
Basic, Standard & Premium are all DTU models - so no! Both, general purpose & business critical are vCore models. Both support 2TB if you choose at least 12 vCores. Business critical has the option "zone redundancy", but the scenario asked for "regional outage", so "zone redundancy" isnt enough. I would take general purpose, because there is no option with a regional redundancy.
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willdy123
3 years, 11 months ago
Due to vCore pricing model, the Business Critical type should be chosen. For number of vCores >=12 you can have storage up to 3TB.
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azurearch
3 years, 11 months ago
By selecting a zone redundant configuration, you can make your Premium or Business Critical databases resilient to a much larger set of failures, including catastrophic datacenter outages, without any changes to the application logic. You can also convert any existing Premium or Business Critical databases or pools to the zone redundant configuration. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-high-availability#zone-redundant-configuration Premium supports Zone redundant configuration
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Nehuuu
4 years, 1 month ago
Answer - B
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mcurko123
4 years, 2 months ago
A. Business Critical -> replicas and zone redundancy are required
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aratnat
3 years, 4 months ago
For General purpose zone redundancy is in preview
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