AWS Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation
Purpose | To provide a comprehensive understanding of monitoring, logging, and remediation in AWS, enabling learners to effectively track system performance, detect issues, and automate responses. The course aims to help engineers build observable and resilient cloud systems while gaining clarity on how AWS services like CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config, and EventBridge work together. |
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Audience | Cloud Engineers, DevOps Engineers, System Administrators, SREs, AWS Certification Aspirants, IT Professionals |
Role | Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), System Administrator |
Domain | Cloud Computing (AWS), DevOps, Observability |
Skill Level | Intermediate |
Style | Hands-on demos with conceptual explanations |
Duration | 2 days |
Related Technologies | Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Config, AWS Systems Manager, Amazon EventBridge, CloudWatch Logs, Metrics, Dashboards, Alarms, Log Insights, Event-driven Architecture, Automated Remediation, Configuration Drift Detection |
Course Description
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of monitoring, logging, and remediation in AWS. It covers key services such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config, and EventBridge. Learners will gain both conceptual knowledge and hands-on experience through demos, enabling them to monitor systems, manage configurations, and automate responses in cloud environments.
Who is this course for
Cloud Engineers and System Administrators
DevOps Engineers and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
Students preparing for AWS certifications
IT professionals interested in cloud monitoring and automation
Beginners looking to understand AWS observability tools
Course Objectives
Understand AWS monitoring and logging concepts
Use CloudWatch for metrics, logs, dashboards, and alarms
Track and audit activities using CloudTrail
Manage configurations using AWS Config
Detect and remediate configuration drift
Implement automated remediation workflows
Build event-driven systems using EventBridge
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts
Familiarity with AWS core services (EC2, S3, IAM)
Basic knowledge of networking and system administration
No prior experience with monitoring tools required
Course outline
Section 1: Monitoring and Logging
Introduction to CloudWatch
HOL/Lab: Creating CloudWatch Dashboards
Exploring CloudWatch Logs
HOL/Lab: Collecting Metrics and Logs Using CloudWatch Agent
HOL/Lab: Creating CloudWatch Metric Filters
HOL/Lab: Exploring CloudWatch Logs Insights
HOL/Lab: Cross-Account Observability (Setting up a Central Monitoring Account)
Using CloudWatch for Resource Monitoring
Receiving Notifications with CloudWatch
HOL/Lab: Creating CloudWatch Alarms
Introduction to CloudTrail
HOL/Lab: Working with CloudTrail
HOL/Lab: Querying CloudTrail Logs with Amazon Athena for Security Auditing
Section 2: Monitoring and Logging
AWS Config 101
HOL/Lab: Using AWS Config
Detect and Remediate Drift Using AWS Config and Automated Controls
Remediation Using AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config
HOL/Lab: Configuring Automatic Remediation Using AWS Systems Manager and AWS Config
HOL/Lab: AWS Config Rules using Rule Development Kit (RDK)
Section 3: Event Driven Systems
What is EventBridge
HOL/Lab: Using Amazon EventBridge
HOL/Lab: Scheduling Automated Tasks Using EventBridge and AWS Config
HOL/Lab: Building a "Self-Healing" Infrastructure (Auto-restarting failed EC2 instances via EventBridge & Lambda)
HOL/Lab: Capturing and Routing S3 Event Notifications with EventBridge Archive & Replay
HOL/Lab: Exploring Health Dashboards
Section 4: Summary
HOL/Lab: Automated Security Remediation (Detecting and Closing Public S3 Buckets instantly)
HOL/Lab: Cost Optimization Monitoring (Alarms for Budget Breaches and Unused Elastic IPs)
Review: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation Summary – Part 1
Review: Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation Summary – Part 2
Monitoring, Logging, and Remediation Quiz