An organization is managing a cloud environment through a custom portal.

1. Understanding the Logs and Issue:

Log behavior:

The scheduled tasks (e.g., data extraction) run successfully at first but fail after a certain number of executions.

The issue resets after 24 hours, suggesting a time-based restriction or limitation.

Key log entries:

At 1:30 and 1:45, "Data Extract, Failed" occurs repeatedly.

At 2:05, "Access, Denied" is logged, indicating a lack of access during subsequent operations.

2. Analyzing the Options:

A. Insufficient permissions:

Incorrect. Permissions issues would likely prevent tasks from succeeding at any point, but the logs show initial successes before failures. ❌

B. Vendor lock-in:

Incorrect. Vendor lock-in refers to dependency on a specific cloud provider and is unrelated to the observed log behavior. ❌

C. Insufficient capacity:

Incorrect. Capacity issues would lead to failures related to resource allocation (e.g., memory, CPU) but would not reset every 24 hours. ❌

D. API limits:

Correct. Many cloud platforms enforce API rate limits or quotas, which restrict the number of API calls within a given time frame (e.g., per hour or day). The issue resetting every 24 hours strongly suggests hitting daily API call limits. ✅

E. Licensing issues:

Incorrect. Licensing issues would typically manifest as a permanent or recurring access denial, not resetting on a daily basis. ❌

3. Why API Limits is the Best Explanation:

Cloud platforms often enforce API limits to prevent overuse or abuse.

Once the quota is exceeded, further API calls (e.g., "Data Extract") fail until the limit resets, typically on a daily basis.

The pattern of success followed by failure aligns perfectly with hitting an API limit.

4. Resolution:

Review API call quotas with the cloud service provider.

Optimize or batch API calls to reduce frequency.

Upgrade the subscription plan to increase API limits if necessary.

5. References:

CompTIA Cloud+ Objectives:

Section 4.2 - Maintain efficient operation of a cloud environment, emphasizing monitoring and resolving API limits.

CompTIA Study Guide: Discusses rate-limiting issues in cloud environments.