Quiz: governing observability

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Ten questions to check what you retain from the course. Each answer is corrected immediately, with an explanation and a link to the relevant lesson. Nothing is sent: your best score stays in this browser.

1. Question 1 of 10Leadership asks you to justify an observability investment. What convinces an executive committee most?One answer

   • The number of dashboards deployed
   • Three-year ROI and payback in months, on assumptions validated with financial control
   • The share of instrumented services
   • The number of alert rules configured

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2. Question 2 of 10In a business case, how should the maximum NIS2 fine be presented?One answer

   • Added to the expected gains
   • On a separate line, as risk exposure
   • It should not be mentioned
   • Divided by the project duration

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3. Question 3 of 10How many measures does Article 21(2) of the NIS2 Directive list?One answer

   • Seven
   • Ten, from (a) to (j)
   • Eleven
   • Eighteen

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4. Question 4 of 10For a significant incident, within what time does NIS2 require the early warning to the authority?One answer

   • 24 hours
   • 72 hours
   • Seven days
   • One month

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5. Question 5 of 10Helinord, a mid-sized company with €120M in revenue, will very probably be an important entity under NIS2 once the French law is passed. What would then be the maximum fine for breaching Article 21?One answer

   • €1.7M, i.e. 1.4% of revenue
   • €2.4M, i.e. 2% of revenue
   • At least €7M, the exact amount depending on national law
   • €10M

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6. Question 6 of 10Which rule must every line of a RACI follow?One answer

   • At least two As, to share accountability
   • A single A, who is accountable and signs off
   • No C, to move faster
   • The CIO is A everywhere

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7. Question 7 of 10What weighs most on the cost of leaving an observability solution?One answer

   • The commercial model: SaaS locks you in, open source sets you free
   • Instrumentation: OpenTelemetry collection lets you change backend without re-instrumenting
   • The number of users
   • The retention period

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8. Question 8 of 10The observability bill has almost doubled in two months. What is the first FinOps move?One answer

   • Sign a three-year commitment to stabilize the bill
   • Turn off traces in production
   • Get costs broken down by team, application and environment
   • Switch vendor

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9. Question 9 of 10In France, what does the Labour Code require for on-call periods?One answer

   • Nothing, on-call is part of the job
   • Compensation, either financial or in time off
   • A rotation of at least eight people
   • A ban on night-time alerts

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10. Question 10 of 10A manager suggests going straight to AIOps to reduce alert noise. What is the best answer?One answer

    • Yes, AIOps speeds everything up
    • No, not before having SLOs, consistent labels and a clean history
    • Yes, provided the budget is doubled
    • Yes, letting the tool decide alone on major incidents

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Going further

• Course overview
• The RACI matrix, the NIS2 self-assessment, the solution evaluation grid
• Bridges between the planes

BridgesWhat this page changes beyond the technical team.

BusinessValue, cost, risk

You can present a defensible ROI and payback period, and keep regulatory exposure separate from the gains.

OrganizationWho decides, who owns

You can build a RACI with a single accountable owner per activity, and launch a FinOps effort starting with visibility.

PeopleTeams, on-call, skills

You know the obligations and the benchmarks of a sustainable on-call rotation.

Business linesProduct, finance, risk, customer

You can tie NIS2 to what telemetry must prove, and speak to an executive committee in its own terms.

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