(1) CloudWatch - metrics & alerting

(2) CloudTrail - user activity logs

(3) Trusted Advisor - automated advice

(1) CloudWatch - metrics & alerting

• metrics

• thresholds

• actions

• dashboards

this is how auto-scaling actually works

in: cpu usage

threshold: if cpu usage > 75%

action: add instance

(2) CloudTrail - user activity logs

(3) Trusted Advisor - automated advice

• cost

• performance

• security

• fault tolerance

• service limits

full trusted advisor checks -> only starting at business level support

(see 8. Pricing and Support)