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You have SQL Server 2019 on an Azure virtual machine.
You are troubleshooting performance issues for a query in a SQL Server instance.
To gather more information, you query sys.dm_exec_requests and discover that the wait type is PAGELATCH_UP and the wait_resource is 2:3:905856.
You need to improve system performance.
Solution: You reduce the use of table variables and temporary tables.
Does this meet the goal?

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You have an Azure subscription that contains a resource group named RG1. RG1 contains an instance of SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines named SQ1.
You need to use PowerShell to enable and configure automated patching for SQ1. The solution must include both SQL Server and Windows security updates.
How should you complete the command? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have 20 Azure SQL databases provisioned by using the vCore purchasing model.
You plan to create an Azure SQL Database elastic pool and add the 20 databases.
Which three metrics should you use to size the elastic pool to meet the demands of your workload? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You have SQL Server 2019 on an Azure virtual machine.
You are troubleshooting performance issues for a query in a SQL Server instance.
To gather more information, you query sys.dm_exec_requests and discover that the wait type is PAGELATCH_UP and the wait_resource is 2:3:905856.
You need to improve system performance.
Solution: You shrink the transaction log file.
Does this meet the goal?

You have an on-premises Microsoft SQL Server 2019 server that hosts a database named DB1.
You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure SQL managed instance named SQLMI1 and a virtual network named VNET1. SQLMI1 resides on VNET1. The on-premises network connects to VNET1 by using an ExpressRoute connection.
You plan to migrate DB1 to SQLMI1 by using Azure Database Migration Service.
You need to configure VNET1 to support the migration.
What should you do?