Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure — Question 39

You have an Azure Databricks workspace named workspace1 in the Standard pricing tier. Workspace1 contains an all-purpose cluster named cluster1.
You need to reduce the time it takes for cluster1 to start and scale up. The solution must minimize costs.
What should you do first?

Answer options

• A. Configure a global init script for workspace1.
• B. Create a cluster policy in workspace1.
• C. Upgrade workspace1 to the Premium pricing tier.
• D. Create a pool in workspace1.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Creating a pool in workspace1 allows for the pre-provisioning of resources, which significantly reduces the time required for cluster1 to start and scale up. The other options either do not directly address the startup time issue or involve higher costs, such as upgrading to the Premium tier.