DEA-C01 Data Operations and Support Practice Question
A data engineer is setting up a data pipeline using AWS Glue. The engineer wants to monitor job failures and receive notifications. Which TWO services can be used together for this purpose?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many candidates confuse AWS Step Functions (A) as a monitoring tool because it can orchestrate retries, but it does not natively send notifications and is not the primary service for monitoring Glue job failures.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch (B) is correct because it is the native monitoring service for AWS Glue, capturing job metrics, logs, and state changes. You can configure CloudWatch alarms to trigger on job failures, which then invoke Amazon SNS (C) to send notifications via email, SMS, or other endpoints. Together, they provide a complete monitoring and alerting solution without additional orchestration.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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AWS Step Functions
Why it's wrong here
Step Functions orchestrates workflows.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
Glue publishes job metrics to CloudWatch.
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Amazon SNS
Why this is correct
SNS sends notifications from CloudWatch alarms.
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Amazon Kinesis Data Streams
Why it's wrong here
Kinesis is for real-time data streaming.
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Amazon SQS
Why it's wrong here
SQS is a queue service.
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