DP-900 Describe relational data workloads

Two designs were proposed. Design A would managed SQL in cloud. Design B would scale reads with readable replicas. The team must pick the approach aligned with vendor best practices. Which choice is correct?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Notepad CSV only
  2. b. Azure SQL Database
  3. c. Azure SQL read scale-out
  4. d. FTP (not recommended for production workloads)

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Azure SQL offers managed relational service. Compare with Azure SQL read scale-out: Replicas offload read queries.

Correct answer(s): b. Azure SQL Database

Exam domain: Describe relational data workloads (25% weight on the official guide).

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