Write a discussion on the following topic – In reference to cloud environment, what is SLA Monitor? In your opinion, why is it important in cloud infrastructure management?

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Using the cloud has numerous benefits, but it also has its challenges. One of the difficulties is cloud service outages, which disrupt the accessibility of sites or data. To solve this problem, many enterprises use cloud service level agreements (SLA). The SLA monitoring analyzes how practical and useful SLAs are to the customer based on the predetermined parameters. SLA monitoring is done using an SLA Monitor object, which monitors the target using Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo requests…