Monitoring and Analytics

Question 1

What does it mean when an Amazon CloudWatch alarm signals?

Answer 1

One of the performance metrics that you set is too high or too low. Check the CloudWatch dashboard to see all your metrics in a single location and monitor your resources’ utilization and performance.

Question 2

How often does AWS CloudTrail update events after an API call?

Answer 2

Every 15 minutes. It’s uself for filtering logs to assist with operational analysis and troubleshooting.

Question 3

Can AWS CloudTrail send an alarm?

Answer 3

If you enable CloudTrail Insights, yes.

Question 4

What can help me work with AWS best practices?

Answer 4

AWS Trusted Advisor inspects your AWS environment and provides real-time recommendations. It also lets you check for open access permissions and improve the security of your Amazon S3 buckets.

Question 5

The AWS Trusted Advisor dashboard lives in the AWS Management Console. What five items are on it?

Answer 5

Cost optimization, Performance, Security, Fault Tolerance, and Service Limits