AWS CloudWatch is a monitoring service for AWS cloud resources and the applications you run on AWS. You can use Amazon CloudWatch to collect and track metrics, collect and monitor log files, and set alarms.

Key Features

  • Real-time Monitoring: Monitor the health and performance of your applications, including CPU usage, memory usage, disk I/O, and more.
  • Alarms: Set up alarms to notify you when specific metrics exceed certain thresholds.
  • Logs: Collect and analyze log files from your applications and infrastructure.
  • Dashboards: Create dashboards to visualize your metrics and logs.

Getting Started

To get started with AWS CloudWatch, you can follow these steps:

  1. Create an AWS account.
  2. Navigate to the CloudWatch console.
  3. Click on "Create Alarm" to set up your first alarm.
  4. Click on "Create Dashboard" to create a new dashboard.

Resources

CloudWatch Dashboard