PCDO Implementing service monitoring strategies

Two designs were proposed. Design A would SLO-based alerting. Design B would define SLOs in Cloud Monitoring. The team must pick the approach aligned with vendor best practices. Which choice is correct?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. No metrics (not recommended for production workloads)
  2. b. Cloud Monitoring
  3. c. Cloud Monitoring alerting policies
  4. d. Service-level objectives and burn alerts

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Monitoring integrates metrics and SLOs. Compare with Service-level objectives and burn alerts: SLOs align ops with reliability targets.

Correct answer(s): c. Cloud Monitoring alerting policies

Exam domain: Implementing service monitoring strategies (25% weight on the official guide).

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