DOP-C02 Domain 4: Monitoring, Logging, and Incident Response

Two designs were proposed. Design A would correlate logs metrics and traces. Design B would create composite alarms to reduce noise. The team must pick the approach aligned with vendor best practices. Which choice is correct?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. CloudWatch subscription filters to Kinesis/Firehose/OpenSearch
  2. b. CloudWatch Application Signals / X-Ray / Logs
  3. c. CloudTrail management events and CloudTrail Lake
  4. d. CloudWatch Synthetics canaries

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Unified observability speeds incident response. Compare with CloudWatch composite alarms: Composite alarms combine child alarms logically.

Correct answer(s): b. CloudWatch Application Signals / X-Ray / Logs

Exam domain: Domain 4: Monitoring, Logging, and Incident Response (18% weight on the official guide).

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