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Amazon CloudWatch

Cloud Provider: AWS

What is Amazon CloudWatch

Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring and observability service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that provides data and actionable insights to monitor applications, respond to system-wide performance changes, optimize resource utilization, and get a unified view of operational health.

Key Amazon CloudWatch Features

Amazon CloudWatch provides real-time monitoring, customizable alarms, dashboards for consolidated data visualization, logs management, event-driven automation, the capability to publish custom metrics, and seamless integration with AWS services.

Amazon CloudWatch Use Cases

Amazon CloudWatch is utilized for application and infrastructure monitoring, log management and analysis, automated alarming and notifications, and creating custom dashboards for comprehensive operational visibility.

Services Amazon CloudWatch integrates with

Amazon CloudWatch pricing models

Amazon CloudWatch pricing includes a free tier for basic monitoring, a pay-as-you-go model for additional usage, and extra charges for detailed monitoring.