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1Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation

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  • 1.1CloudWatch Metrics and Alarms

    Understand monitoring ops: CloudWatch metrics, alarm states (OK/ALARM/INSUFFICIENT_DATA) and thresholds, actions (SNS notify, Auto Scaling, EC2 action), and in-guest metrics via the CloudWatch agent. The starting point for "Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation" in SOA-C02.

  • 1.2Log Aggregation and Audit (CloudWatch Logs and CloudTrail)

    Understand aggregating app/OS logs with CloudWatch Logs and Logs Insights, auditing API activity (who did what) with CloudTrail, and when to use each.

  • 1.3Automated Remediation (EventBridge and Systems Manager)

    Understand event routing with EventBridge, automated remediation with Systems Manager Automation (runbooks), and Systems Manager ops features (patch management, Run Command, Parameter Store).