AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C01 – Question432

Is it possible to publish your own metrics to CloudWatch?

A. Yes, but only if the data is aggregated.
B. No, it is not possible.
C. No, metrics are in-built and cannot be defined explicitly.
D. Yes, it can be done by using the put-metric-data command.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation: You can publish your own metrics to CloudWatch using the AWS CLI or an API. You can view statistical graphs of your published metrics with the AWS Management Console. CloudWatch stores data about a metric as a series of data points. Each data point has an associated time stamp. You can even publish an aggregated set of data points called a statistic set. Reference:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/DeveloperGuide/p…