PMLE Monitoring ML Solutions Practice Question
An ML engineer needs to track the costs incurred by Vertex AI prediction endpoints. Which tool should they use to set budget alerts and monitor spending?
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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Google Cloud Budgets & Alerts
Google Cloud Budgets & Alerts allow setting budget thresholds and sending notifications. Billing reports provide cost breakdowns by service.
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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Vertex AI Model Monitoring
Why it's wrong here
Model Monitoring focuses on data drift and skew, not costs.
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Cloud Logging
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Logging is for log analysis, not cost management.
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Cloud Monitoring with custom metrics
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Monitoring is for performance metrics, not cost tracking.
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Google Cloud Budgets & Alerts
Why this is correct
Correct: Budgets & Alerts allow setting spending thresholds and notifications.
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