Module 7: Monitoring and Analytics

Question 1

What is Amazon CloudWatch?

Answer 1

Amazon CloudWatch is a web service that allows you to monitor and manage various metrics, and configure alarm actions based on data from those metrics.

Question 2

What is AWS CloudTrail and what information is recorded?

Answer 2

AWS CloudTrail records API calls for your account. The recorded information includes the identity of the API caller, the time of the API call, the source IP address of the API caller, and more.

Question 3

What is AWS CloudTrail Insights?

Answer 3

AWS CloudTrail Insights is an optional feature which allows CloudTrail to automatically detect unusual API activities in your AWS account

Question 4

What is AWS Trusted Advisor and what are the 5 categories it bases it recommendations on?

Answer 4

AWS Trusted Advisor is a web service that inspects your AWS environment and provides real-time recommendations in accordance with AWS best practices.

1. Cost optimization
2. Performance
3. Security
4. Fault tolerance
5. Service limits