Introduction

Overview

ℹ️ Information: In this lab, you will gain hands-on experience with Amazon CloudWatch, AWS’s comprehensive monitoring and observability service, through the following tasks:

  • Working with Metrics sent from sample applications running on pre-configured Amazon EC2 instances
  • Viewing Logs from these applications on EC2 instances, then creating Metrics from Logs
  • Creating Alarms based on Metrics to receive notifications about system changes
  • Building a custom CloudWatch Dashboard with Custom Metrics and Alarms for enhanced system visibility

💡 Pro Tip: This workshop is ideal for IT professionals interested in cloud operations who want to leverage CloudWatch for comprehensive system monitoring. You’ll learn practical skills that provide an intuitive approach to system observability in AWS environments.