AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C01 – Question085

A user has a refrigerator plant. The user is measuring the temperature of the plant every 15 minutes. If the user wants to send the data to CloudWatch to view the data visually, which of the below mentioned statements is true with respect to the information given above?

A.
The user needs to use AWS CLI or API to upload the data
B. The user can use the AWS Import Export facility to import data to CloudWatch
C. The user will upload data from the AWS console
D. The user cannot upload data to CloudWatch since it is not an AWS service metric

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation: AWS CloudWatch supports the custom metrics. The user can always capture the custom data and upload the data to CloudWatch using CLI or APIs. While sending the data the user has to include the metric name, namespace and timezone as part of the request.