05. Cloud Watch

CloudEng Course1 Lesson7 CloudWatch(PART ONE) V1

Cloud Watch

Cloud Watch is a service that monitors resources and applications that run on AWS by collecting data in the form of logs, metrics, and events.

Features

There are several useful features:

  • Collect and track metrics
  • Collect and monitor log files
  • Set alarms and create triggers to run your AWS resources
  • React to changes in your AWS resources

Tips

  • CloudWatch is found under the Management & Governance section on the AWS Management Console.
  • Metrics are provided automatically for a number of AWS products and services.

What are some uses of Cloud Watch? Pick three.
SOLUTION:
  • Trigger a Lambda
  • Capture log files from services
  • Track metrics

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