Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Question 133
Single answerGoogle Cloud PlatformYour organization has deployed a hybrid application that spans both on-premises and Google Cloud environments. You need to monitor the application's performance and collect metrics related to application latency, CPU utilization, and network throughput. The organization also requires a unified view of these metrics, including the ability to query them using PromQL. Which approach should you take to meet these requirements?
- A
Use Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus to collect metrics from both on-premises and Google Cloud environments, and query metrics using PromQL.
- B
Use Stackdriver Monitoring to collect metrics from Google Cloud and export them to an on-premises Prometheus server for unified analysis.
- C
Deploy a third-party monitoring tool that supports hybrid environments and configure it to collect metrics from both on-premises and Google Cloud.
- D
Rely on Google Cloud Logging to collect and analyze metrics from the application across both environments.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus is the recommended solution for hybrid/multi-cloud environments when monitoring application performance and analyzing metrics. It allows for the collection of metrics from on-premises and Google Cloud environments and supports PromQL for querying, aligning perfectly with the scenario's requirements.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus supports hybrid/multi-cloud environments and allows you to collect metrics and query them using PromQL, meeting the requirements.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Stackdriver Monitoring (now part of Cloud Monitoring) is not designed to export metrics to Prometheus or support PromQL natively. This approach does not satisfy the requirement to query metrics using PromQL.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While a third-party monitoring tool could potentially support hybrid environments, the question specifically focuses on using Google Cloud-native solutions. This option does not align with the exam's focus on Google Cloud services.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Google Cloud Logging is primarily used for log analysis and is not designed for collecting or querying metrics using PromQL. This does not meet the requirements of the scenario.