Module 7: Monitoring and Analytics Flashcards
What is Monitoring?
Observing Systems, collecting metrics and then using data to make decisions
What is Amazon CloudWatch?
Web service that enables you to monitor and manage various metrics and configure alarm actions based on data from those metrics
Components of Amazon CloudWatch
- Metrics
- CloudWatch Alarms
- Dashboard
What are Amazon CloudWatch Metrics?
Variable/data points for your resources
What is the Amazon CloudWatch Dashboard?
Enables you to access all the metrics for your resources from a single location
What are CloudWatch Alarms?
Created to automatically perform actions and integrated with SNS
Benefits of Amazon CloudWatch
- Access all your metrics from a central location
- Gain visibility into your applications, infrastructure an services
- Reduce Mean time to Resolution (MTTR) and improve TCO
- Drive insights to optimize applications and operational resources
What is Amazon CloudTrail?
Auditing tool that records all API calls for your account
What does Amazon Cloud Trail record?
- Event/API Cal
- The identity of the API caller
- The time of the API call
- The source IP address of the API caller
What are Cloud Trail Insights?
Optional feature allows CloudTrail to automatically detect unusual API activities in your AWS account
What is AWS Trusted Advisor?
Automated web service that inspects your AWS environment and provides real-time recommendations in accordance with AWS best practices
AWS Trusted Advisor Pillars/Categories
- Cost optimization
- Performance
- Security
- Fault tolerance
- Service limits
How do you access AWS Trusted Advisor?
Through the AWS Management Console
AWS Trusted Advisor Dashboard Level Symbols
- Green Check
- Orange Triangle
- Red Circle
AWS Trusted Advisor Dashboard - Orange Triangle
Represents the number of recommended investigations
