Google Exam Professional Cloud Architect Topic 1 Question 88 Discussion

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You are managing several internal applications that are deployed on Compute Engine. Business users inform you that an application has become very slow over the past few days. You want to find the underlying cause in order to solve the problem. What should you do first?

AInspect the logs and metrics from the instances in Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.

BRestore a backup of the application database from a time before the application became slow.

CDeploy the applications on a managed instance group with autoscaling enabled. Add a load balancer in front of the managed instance group, and have the users connect to the IP of the load balancer.

DChange the Compute Engine Instances behind the application to a machine type with more CPU and memory.

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Suggested Answer: A

When an application becomes slow, the first step you should take is to gather information about the underlying cause of the problem. One way to do this is by inspecting the logs and metrics from the instances where the application is deployed. Google Cloud Platform (GCP) provides tools such as Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring that can help you to collect and analyze this information. By reviewing the logs and metrics from the instances, you may be able to identify issues such as resource shortages (e.g. CPU, memory, or disk), network problems, or application errors that are causing the performance issues. Once you have identified the underlying cause of the problem, you can take steps to resolve it.

by Vanna at Jul 16, 2024, 08:04 AM

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Chanel

4 months ago

A) Totally agree with Lou. Logging and monitoring are the best way to get to the bottom of this performance issue.

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Darrel

3 months ago

B) Restore a backup of the application database from a time before the application became slow.

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Starr

4 months ago

A) Inspect the logs and metrics from the instances in Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.

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Twila

4 months ago

D) Upgrading the hardware is a quick fix, but we should really understand the underlying issue first. Gotta love that dad joke, though!

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Lorean

3 months ago

D) Upgrading the hardware is a quick fix, but we should really understand the underlying issue first.

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Hyman

3 months ago

C) Deploy the applications on a managed instance group with autoscaling enabled. Add a load balancer in front of the managed instance group, and have the users connect to the IP of the load balancer.

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Miesha

3 months ago

A) Inspect the logs and metrics from the instances in Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.

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Ronny

4 months ago

I think deploying the applications on a managed instance group with autoscaling enabled could also help improve performance.

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Izetta

5 months ago

Restoring a backup should be a last resort. Let's start with checking the logs and metrics.

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Kris

5 months ago

C) Autoscaling and load balancing are great long-term solutions, but we need to figure out why it's slow before we can scale it properly.

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Karima

4 months ago

A) Inspect the logs and metrics from the instances in Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.

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Karl

4 months ago

B) Restore a backup of the application database from a time before the application became slow.

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Tawna

4 months ago

A) Inspect the logs and metrics from the instances in Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.

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Wade

4 months ago

A) Inspect the logs and metrics from the instances in Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.

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Daniel

4 months ago

B) Restore a backup of the application database from a time before the application became slow.

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Kenny

4 months ago

A) Inspect the logs and metrics from the instances in Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.

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Bernardo

5 months ago

B) Restoring a backup? Really? That's just treating the symptom, not the root cause. We need to diagnose the problem first.

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Lou

5 months ago

A) Definitely the way to go. Logs and metrics will give us the most insight into what's causing the performance issues.

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Janessa

4 months ago

B) Restore a backup of the application database from a time before the application became slow.

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Cassie

4 months ago

A) Inspect the logs and metrics from the instances in Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring.

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Janine

5 months ago

But what if the issue is with the database? Shouldn't we consider restoring a backup?

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Nadine

5 months ago

I agree with Izetta, checking the logs and metrics is the best way to find the cause.

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Izetta

5 months ago

I think we should inspect the logs and metrics first.

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