Amazon CloudWatch Monitoring and Metrics
Description
Comprehensive monitoring using Amazon CloudWatch including metrics, alarms, dashboards, logs, and insights for cloud operations.
Learning Objectives
Learners will master CloudWatch monitoring including custom metrics, alarms, dashboards, log analysis, and automated responses. They will implement comprehensive monitoring strategies for AWS resources and applications with proper alerting and visualization.
Topics (12)
Event-driven architecture implementation using EventBridge for automated responses.
Application-level monitoring and performance analysis for various AWS services.
Advanced alarm configurations and monitoring strategies for enterprise environments.
Multi-account and multi-region monitoring strategies and implementations.
Automated response systems and self-healing architecture implementation.
Cost optimization strategies for CloudWatch usage and monitoring infrastructure.
Foundational understanding of CloudWatch metrics collection, storage, and basic monitoring concepts.
Implementation of custom metrics publishing and CloudWatch Agent configuration for detailed monitoring.
Alarm configuration, threshold setting, and integration with SNS for automated notifications.
Dashboard creation, widget configuration, and visualization techniques for operational monitoring.
Log group configuration, log stream management, and log retention policies.
Advanced log querying, analysis techniques, and performance insights extraction.