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PCD Practice Question: Which TWO are best practices for setting up Cloud…
Which TWO are best practices for setting up Cloud Monitoring alerting policies to minimize alert fatigue? (Select exactly 2.)
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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Use condition thresholds with an 'AND' combination of multiple metrics.
Using multiple conditions with AND logic reduces false positives. Setting 'for' duration prevents transient spikes from alerting. Aggregating across projects first is not best practice; it's better to alert per project. Using log-based metrics for everything is not always appropriate. Synthetic monitors are for availability, not general alerting.
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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Aggregate metrics across all projects before alerting.
Why it's wrong here
Hides issues in individual projects.
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Use condition thresholds with an 'AND' combination of multiple metrics.
Why this is correct
Requires both conditions to be true reduces noise.
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Use log-based metrics for all alerts instead of metric-based alerts.
Why it's wrong here
Log-based metrics are useful but not a universal replacement.
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Create a separate alerting policy for each possible symptom.
Why it's wrong here
Too granular; better to combine related symptoms.
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Set the 'for' parameter to a duration longer than typical transient spikes.
Why this is correct
Avoids alerts from short-lived anomalies.
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