PAS-C01 Technology Practice Question
Which TWO AWS services can be used to monitor SAP system performance and send alerts? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse AWS Config's configuration tracking with performance monitoring, or assume AWS Trusted Advisor's recommendations include real-time alerting, when in fact neither service provides the metric-based alerting required for SAP performance monitoring.
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 is correct because it can monitor SAP system performance by collecting and tracking metrics such as CPU utilization, memory usage, and disk I/O from EC2 instances running SAP. It can also send alerts via CloudWatch Alarms when thresholds are breached, using actions like Amazon SNS notifications or Auto Scaling.
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 Config
Why it's wrong here
Config tracks resource changes.
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Amazon CloudWatch
Why this is correct
CloudWatch monitors metrics and sends alarms.
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Amazon Inspector
Why it's wrong here
Inspector is for security vulnerabilities.
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AWS Lambda
Why this is correct
Lambda can create custom monitoring and alerting logic.
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AWS Trusted Advisor
Why it's wrong here
Trusted Advisor provides recommendations, not real-time alerts.
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