Integration & Automation
Tag: Amazon CloudWatch
Collect custom metrics with Amazon CloudWatch strategic tagging
Learn how to use an Amazon CloudWatch agent to automate the collection of custom metrics for two Amazon EC2 instances. The solution is based on a tagging strategy combined with AWS Systems Manager State Manager to enforce specific CloudWatch agent configurations for EC2 instances that are tagged appropriately.
Best practices for deploying EC2 instances with AWS CloudFormation
Best practices for addressing security and access control and configuration when bootstrapping EC2 instances in the Amazon Web Services Cloud.
Logging Windows Amazon EC2 UserData activity in Amazon CloudWatch
Track what is happening with your Amazon EC2 instance at creation time by leveraging CloudWatch to externalize log data. Use AWS Secrets Manager for credential security with PowerShell scripts, and create a reusable AWS CloudFormation template.
Automating Amazon CloudWatch alarms with an AWS CloudFormation macro
Tired of writing out each Amazon CloudWatch alarm within your AWS CloudFormation template? Learn how to append alarms automatically by using a CloudFormation macro.