Match each AWS monitoring tool to its capability for databases.
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Collects metrics and logs, sets alarms
Visualizes database performance and identifies bottlenecks
Provides OS-level metrics for RDS instances
Records API calls for auditing and governance
SNS-based alerts for database events like failovers
Answer choices
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Amazon CloudWatch: Monitors AWS resources and applications, provides metrics and logs
Correct matches: CloudWatch monitors metrics and logs, Performance Insights analyzes database load, Enhanced Monitoring provides OS-level metrics, and CloudTrail records API activity. Common confusions include mixing Enhanced Monitoring with CloudWatch and Performance Insights with CloudTrail.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Amazon CloudWatch: Monitors AWS resources and applications, provides metrics and logs
Why this is correct
CloudWatch collects and tracks metrics, logs, and sets alarms for AWS resources including RDS.
Amazon RDS Performance Insights: Visualizes database load and analyzes performance bottlenecks
Why this is correct
Performance Insights provides a visual representation of database load and helps identify wait events and top SQL.
Amazon RDS Enhanced Monitoring: Provides OS-level metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network) for RDS
Why this is correct
Enhanced Monitoring offers operating system level metrics for RDS instances.
AWS CloudTrail: Records API activity for governance, compliance, and audit
Why this is correct
CloudTrail logs all API calls made to AWS services, enabling auditing and troubleshooting.
Amazon CloudWatch: Provides OS-level metrics for RDS instances
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — OS-level metrics are provided by Enhanced Monitoring, not CloudWatch.
Amazon RDS Performance Insights: Records API calls for database actions
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — API call logging is provided by CloudTrail, not Performance Insights.
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