Getting to Know Amazon CloudWatch

CloudWatch is an AWS service used to monitor resources and applications on the cloud. It collects and tracks metrics, logs, and events in real time, providing a unified view of cloud resources. CloudWatch can set alarms, create dashboards, troubleshoot issues, and take automated actions based on collected data. With CloudWatch, users can gain visibility into the health and performance of their AWS infrastructure, enabling them to make informed decisions.

This Cloud Lab will teach you how to use Amazon CloudWatch to monitor your AWS resources and applications, with a focus on Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). You’ll also learn how to create a CloudWatch dashboard, monitor Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon S3 with CloudWatch metrics, create custom metrics, and set alarms.

By the end of this Cloud Lab, you will have practical experience in using CloudWatch to monitor your AWS resources, including DynamoDB and S3. These skills are essential for anyone working with AWS infrastructure and applications and will help you ensure the health and performance of your AWS resources.

The following is the high-level architecture diagram of the infrastructure that you’ll create in this Cloud Lab: