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You are deploying a Microsoft SQL Server architecture to support a new mission-critical application. The
application includes a dedicated reporting component that performs read-only operations against the
application's databases.
You need to implement a solution that meets the following requirements:
Provide maximum uptime for the databases.

Include automatic failover in the event of a hardware problem on the primary server.

Separate the reporting workload from the read/write transactional processing workload and contain

real-time data.
Modifications to the application to support the new architecture are not permitted.
What should you implement?
Correct Answer: C
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Synchronous-commit mode emphasizes high availability over performance, at the cost of increased
transaction latency.
References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/availability-groups/windows/availability-
modes-always-on-availability-groups?view=sql-server-2017