To minimize downtime during deployment, one of the most effective strategies is to configure static content deployment (SCD) to run during the build phase and optimize the number of threads used during the process.

Configuring SCD in the Build Phase:

Running SCD during the build phase reduces the amount of work required during the deployment phase, which helps in reducing downtime.

Increasing SCD.THREADS:

Increasing the number of threads (SCD.THREADS) speeds up the static content generation by utilizing more parallel processing, which can significantly reduce build time.

Why Option A is Correct:

Configuring SCD in the build phase and increasing SCD.THREADS are both recommended practices to minimize deployment time.

Option B’s recommendation to decrease threads would slow down SCD, and Option C does not provide an active approach to adjust thread counts for optimizing the process.