KCNA Cloud Native Application Delivery Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are key capabilities of progressive delivery tools like Argo Rollouts?
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Integration with feature flag systems
Progressive delivery tools enable traffic splitting, automated rollbacks based on metrics, and integration with feature flags.
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Integration with feature flag systems
Why this is correct
Argo Rollouts can integrate with feature flags to control exposure.
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Automated rollback based on metrics or health checks
Why this is correct
Progressive delivery allows automatic rollback if key metrics degrade.
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Automatic image vulnerability scanning
Why it's wrong here
Vulnerability scanning is typically done in CI, not by progressive delivery tools.
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Traffic splitting between old and new versions
Why this is correct
Argo Rollouts can split traffic using service mesh or ingress controllers.
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Replacing the need for CI/CD pipelines
Why it's wrong here
Progressive delivery complements CI/CD but does not replace it.
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Variation 1. Which TWO of the following are benefits of implementing progressive delivery techniques (e.g., canary releases)?
easy- A.Replaces the need for a CI/CD pipeline
- ✓ B.Allows testing new features with a subset of users
- C.Eliminates the need for monitoring and alerting
- D.Guarantees zero downtime
- ✓ E.Reduces the risk of deploying a bad version to all users
Why B: Progressive delivery reduces risk by gradual rollout and provides the ability to test new versions with a subset of users. It does not eliminate the need for monitoring nor does it replace CI/CD pipelines.
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