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CAS-003 · Question #691

An enterprise solution requires a central monitoring platform to address the growing networks of various departments and agencies that connect to the network. The current vendor products are not…

The correct answer is A. Scalability. The scenario describes a central monitoring platform that is failing to keep pace with a growing network of heterogeneous (diverse, mixed-vendor) devices across multiple departments. The explicit trigger is growth - the platform cannot handle the increasing volume and variety…

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Question

An enterprise solution requires a central monitoring platform to address the growing networks of various departments and agencies that connect to the network. The current vendor products are not adequate due to the growing number of heterogeneous devices. Which of the following is the primary concern?

Options

  • AScalability
  • BUsability
  • CAccountability
  • DPerformance

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    94% (32)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

The scenario describes a central monitoring platform that is failing to keep pace with a growing network of heterogeneous (diverse, mixed-vendor) devices across multiple departments. The explicit trigger is growth - the platform cannot handle the increasing volume and variety of devices. This is a scalability problem: the system's capacity to expand and handle more devices, more data sources, and more event types is insufficient. Usability (B) refers to ease of use. Accountability (C) relates to audit trails and user responsibility. Performance (D) might be a symptom, but the root cause described is the inability to scale to meet expanding demand - making scalability the primary architectural concern.

Topics

#SIEM scalability#enterprise monitoring#heterogeneous devices#network monitoring

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