The Benefits of Logging

This section provides detail on the AWS management services relevant to the Solution Architect Associate exam. These services are used to help you audit, monitor and evaluate your AWS infrastructure and resources.  These management services form a core component of running resilient and performant architectures. 

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Learning Objectives

• Understand the benefits of using AWS CloudWatch and audit logs to manage your infrastructure
• Learn how to record and track API requests using AWS CloudTrail
• Learn what AWS Config is and its components
• Manage your accounts with AWS Organizations, including single sign-on with AWS SSO
• Learn how to carry out logging with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudFront, and VPC Flow Logs
• Understand how to design cost-optimized architectures in AWS
• Learn about AWS data transformation tools such as AWS Glue and data visualization services like Amazon Athena and QuickSight