KCNA Cloud Native Observability Practice Question
Which of the following is NOT one of the three pillars of observability?
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Alerts
The three pillars are logs, metrics, and traces. Alerts are derived from these pillars but not considered a pillar themselves.
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Metrics
Why it's wrong here
Metrics are a pillar of observability.
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Logs
Why it's wrong here
Logs are a pillar of observability.
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Traces
Why it's wrong here
Traces are a pillar of observability.
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Alerts
Why this is correct
Alerts are not a pillar; they are typically generated from metrics or logs.
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