Practice Monitoring And Performance Tuning (5.4) - Chapter 5: Deep Dive into Database Services

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Question 1.
What AWS service is used for monitoring databases?
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It starts with a C and monitors resource performance.
Question 2.
What metric indicates the percentage of CPU utilization?
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Think of U for utilization.
3Question 3.
What does CloudWatch monitor?
- Only CPU
- All AWS resources
- Only IAM roles
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Think broad, beyond just one resource.
4Question 4.
True or False: Using read replicas can help scale read-heavy workloads.
- True
- False
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What do replicas do?
Question 5.
You are managing an RDS database that experiences heavy load during holiday seasons. Describe a detailed monitoring and tuning strategy to ensure performance remains optimal.
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Consider both monitoring and scaling solutions.
Question 6.
You notice that your DynamoDB instance is struggling with high latency during certain times. Devise a plan to identify the causes and propose a solution for performance improvements.
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Examine throughput and access patterns.

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