Cloud Operations and Monitoring Flashcards

A GCP architect needs to ensure that all project resources created in the future automatically inherit specific labels for cost attribution. Which tool should they use?

Answer: Organization Policy with label constraints

Organization Policy constraints can enforce mandatory label requirements on resources, ensuring consistent tagging for cost attribution.

Which GCP service helps identify cost savings opportunities by analyzing Compute Engine usage and recommending committed use discounts or rightsizing?

Answer: Active Assist Recommender

Active Assist Recommender analyzes resource usage patterns and provides actionable recommendations for cost savings, security, and performance.

An architect needs to ensure that a multi-project GCP environment sends all security findings to a single Security Operations Center. Which service aggregates findings?

Answer: Security Command Center (SCC)

Security Command Center (SCC) provides a centralized view of security and compliance findings across all GCP projects in an organization.

What is the purpose of a Cloud Monitoring workspace?

Answer: Provide a unified monitoring view across multiple GCP projects

A Cloud Monitoring workspace aggregates metrics and dashboards from multiple GCP projects into a single monitoring interface.

A company wants to set up automated alerts when their monthly GCP spend is projected to exceed their budget. Which feature should they configure?

Answer: Cloud Billing budget alerts

Cloud Billing budget alerts trigger email or Pub/Sub notifications when actual or forecasted spend crosses configurable thresholds.

Which type of Cloud Audit Log records data access operations like reading BigQuery tables or reading Cloud Storage objects?

Answer: Data Access logs

Data Access audit logs record API calls that read or modify resource data, such as reading a BigQuery table or Cloud Storage object.