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Author: Ryan Thomas
Ryan is a Cloud Support Engineer at Amazon Web Services, specialized in Amazon CloudWatch and Amazon EventBridge. He enjoys working alongside customers to optimize their systems, ensuring smooth operation and efficient troubleshooting. During his free time, he enjoys learning about new technologies.
Identifying resources driving Amazon CloudWatch GetMetricData charges using AWS CloudTrail
Organizations frequently use third-party monitoring tools to retrieve CloudWatch metric data for their dashboards and alerting systems. This practice often leads to significant GetMetricData API usage and results in high CloudWatch costs. A common challenge for cost optimization teams is identifying which specific resources or applications are driving these increased expenses, especially when they’re not […]