AWS Tutorial AWS Solutions Architect and SysOps Administrator - CloudWatch Custom Metrics

This lecture explains how to create custom metrics in AWS Cloudwatch from log groups and set up alarms to notify SNS topics when specific patterns, like warnings, are detected. It covers the process of creating metric filters, assigning metrics, and configuring alarms to monitor log data effectively. The lecture concludes with a brief overview of the next topic, Cloudwatch events.

What is the purpose of creating custom metrics in Cloudwatch?

Describe the steps to create a metric filter in Cloudwatch.

How do you assign a metric name when creating a custom metric?

Explain the process of notifying the SNS topic when a warning pattern is found.

What conditions must be set for the Cloudwatch alarm to trigger?