Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-304) Practice Test

For setting up smart alerting on a hybrid ASP.NET Web API application, which solution is recommended?

1. Azure Site Recovery and Azure Monitor Logs

2. Azure Data Lake Analytics and Azure Monitor Logs

3. Azure Application Insights and Azure Monitor Logs

4. Azure Security Center and Azure Data Lake Store

The correct answer is: Azure Application Insights and Azure Monitor Logs

The recommended solution for setting up smart alerting on a hybrid ASP.NET Web API application is Azure Application Insights and Azure Monitor Logs because it provides comprehensive monitoring capabilities specifically designed for application performance management. Azure Application Insights is an application performance management (APM) service that allows developers to monitor their live applications, detect performance anomalies, and understand user behavior through powerful analytics. It seamlessly integrates into ASP.NET applications, providing detailed telemetry data, which includes request rates, response times, failure rates, dependencies, and exception tracking. This allows for real-time insights into the health and performance of the Web API, enabling proactive monitoring and alerting based on various telemetry signals. Additionally, Azure Monitor Logs complement Application Insights by aggregating and analyzing log data from various Azure resources, providing a centralized platform for monitoring and query capabilities. Together, these services enable developers to set up custom alerts based on specific metrics or logs, ensuring that any issues can be quickly identified and addressed. Other options do not fulfill the requirements for setting up smart alerting effectively. Azure Site Recovery and Azure Monitor Logs are primarily focused on disaster recovery rather than application performance monitoring. Azure Data Lake Analytics and Azure Monitor Logs pertain more to data processing and big data analytics instead of application-specific telemetry data. Azure