CLF-C02 Question 269
Single answerA development team is building a serverless application on AWS and needs a tool to monitor logs, troubleshoot issues, and analyze the performance of their application. Which AWS service should they use?
- A
AWS CloudFormation
- B
Amazon CloudWatch
- C
AWS CodePipeline
- D
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Amazon CloudWatch is the AWS service designed to monitor logs, troubleshoot issues, and analyze the performance of applications. It provides insights into resource utilization, application performance, and operational health, making it the best choice for the scenario described. Other services like AWS CloudFormation, AWS CodePipeline, and AWS Elastic Beanstalk serve different purposes and do not offer the required monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities.
- A. Incorrect.
AWS CloudFormation is used for automating infrastructure provisioning using templates. It is not designed for monitoring logs or troubleshooting applications.
- B. Correct.
Amazon CloudWatch is the correct tool for monitoring application logs, setting alarms, and analyzing application performance. It is specifically designed to help developers troubleshoot and maintain their applications.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS CodePipeline is a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service. While it helps in automating the deployment of applications, it is not used for monitoring or troubleshooting.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering that simplifies the deployment and scaling of applications, but it does not provide detailed monitoring or troubleshooting capabilities.