Which IBM Cloud service allows for monitoring and triggering auto-scaling based on specific metrics?

Question

Options

• AIBM Cloud Functions
• BIBM Cloud Monitoring with Sysdig
• CIBM Cloud Internet Services
• DIBM Cloud Virtual Servers

• A
  13% (4)
• B
  78% (25)
• C
  6% (2)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

IBM Cloud Monitoring with Sysdig (B) is correct because it provides full-stack observability including custom metrics collection, dashboards, and alerting - and critically, it integrates with IBM Cloud auto-scaling policies to trigger scaling actions when defined thresholds are breached.

• A (IBM Cloud Functions) is a serverless compute platform for event-driven workloads; it executes code in response to events but does not monitor infrastructure or drive auto-scaling decisions.
• C (IBM Cloud Internet Services) is a CDN/DDoS/DNS service focused on web traffic delivery and security, not infrastructure monitoring or scaling.
• D (IBM Cloud Virtual Servers) is the compute resource being scaled - it's the target of auto-scaling, not the service that monitors and triggers it.

Memory tip: Think "Sysdig = See + Act" - it sees your metrics and acts by triggering scale-out/scale-in. If the question mentions monitoring plus a scaling response, Sysdig is the bridge between observation and action.

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