PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
Which TWO AWS services are commonly used to monitor the performance of SAP applications and infrastructure?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently confuse AWS CloudTrail (audit logging) with CloudWatch (monitoring), or assume AWS Config can monitor performance when it only tracks configuration changes.
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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AWS X-Ray
AWS X-Ray is correct because it helps trace and analyze user requests as they travel through SAP applications, identifying performance bottlenecks and errors in distributed transactions. Amazon CloudWatch is correct because it collects and monitors metrics, logs, and alarms for SAP infrastructure resources such as EC2 instances, RDS databases, and Application Load Balancers, enabling proactive performance management.
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 X-Ray
Why this is correct
X-Ray helps trace and debug application performance.
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AWS CloudTrail
Why it's wrong here
CloudTrail records API calls for auditing.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
CloudWatch monitors metrics and logs.
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AWS Config
Why it's wrong here
Config evaluates resource compliance.
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AWS Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
AWS Trusted Advisor evaluates SAP infrastructure against AWS best practices for cost optimisation, security, and fault tolerance, but it does not provide real-time performance monitoring of SAP application metrics such as transaction response times or database throughput. It is tempting because it offers compliance checks and recommendations for resource limits, which could be mistaken for performance oversight. In a scenario requiring automated cost or security auditing of an SAP environment, Trusted Advisor would be the correct choice.
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