{"id":15929,"date":"2021-02-16T13:15:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T07:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/?p=15929"},"modified":"2021-06-28T12:40:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T07:10:08","slug":"amazon-cloudwatch-and-cloudtrail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineappsdba.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/16\/amazon-cloudwatch-and-cloudtrail\/","title":{"rendered":"AWS: Difference Between Amazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;AWS: Difference Between Amazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail\\r\\n\\r\\nAmazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail can be very easy to confuse with these two services. CloudWatch mainly monitors performance, whereas CloudTrail mainly monitors actions in your AWS environment.\\r\\n\\r\\nIn this blog at https:\/\/k21academy.com\/awssa35, we will cover everything you need to know about Amazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail and the difference between them.\\r\\n\\r\\nIn this blog, we are going to cover the following points: -\\r\\n\u2022 What is CloudWatch?\\r\\n\u2022 How does CloudWatch work?\\r\\n\u2022 Benefits of CloudWatch\\r\\n\u2022 Pricing of CloudWatch\\r\\n\u2022 What is CloudTrail?\\r\\n\u2022 How does CloudTrail work?\\r\\n\u2022 Benefits of CloudTrail\\r\\n\u2022 Pricing of CloudTrail\\r\\n\u2022 Difference between CloudWatch and CloudTrail\\r\\n\u2022 Conclusion \\r\\n\u2022 Frequently Asked Questions\\r\\n\\r\\nTo learn more, book your seat for the Amazon AWS Solution Architect Certification For Beginners FREE Masterclass at k21academy.com\/awssa02.\\r\\n\\r\\nAlso, don't forget to join our FREE Telegram group at https:\/\/t.me\/k21amazonaws and be the first to receive AWS related news and updates. \\r\\n\\r\\n#AWS #AWSCertification #AWSsolutionarchitect #awscloudwatch #awscloudtrail #cloudwatch #cloudtrail #amazonwebservies #amazoncloud #multicloud #cloudcareer #awsfreeclass #amazon #amazonaws #k21academy&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1053569,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;23&quot;:1}\">Amazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail can be very easy to confuse with these two services. CloudWatch mainly monitors performance, whereas CloudTrail mainly monitors actions in your AWS environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this blog at <a href=\"https:\/\/k21academy.com\/amazon-web-services\/amazon-cloudwatch-and-cloudtrail\/?utm_source=onlineappsdba&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=awssa35_feb21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/k21academy.com\/awssa35<\/a>, we will cover everything you need to know about Amazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail and the difference between them.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog, we are going to cover the following points: &#8211;<br \/>\n\u2022 What is CloudWatch?<br \/>\n\u2022 How does CloudWatch work?<br \/>\n\u2022 Benefits of CloudWatch<br \/>\n\u2022 Pricing of CloudWatch<br \/>\n\u2022 What is CloudTrail?<br \/>\n\u2022 How does CloudTrail work?<br \/>\n\u2022 Benefits of CloudTrail<br \/>\n\u2022 Pricing of CloudTrail<br \/>\n\u2022 Difference between CloudWatch and CloudTrail<br \/>\n\u2022 Conclusion<br \/>\n\u2022 Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/k21academy.com\/saac02-aws-solutions-architect-certification-free-class?utm_source=onlineappsdba&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=awssa02_june21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>k21academy.com\/awssa02<\/em><\/strong><\/a> to book your seat for the Amazon AWS Solution Architect Certification For Beginners FREE Masterclass and learn more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/k21academy.com\/saac02-aws-solutions-architect-certification-free-class?utm_source=onlineappsdba&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=awssa02_june21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43024 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/k21academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AWS_CU-05-1.gif\" alt=\"AWS Solution Architect Training Day 4 &amp; Day 5 FAQ's\" width=\"1355\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, don\u2019t forget to join our FREE Telegram group at <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/k21amazonaws\">https:\/\/t.me\/k21amazonaws<\/a><\/strong><\/em> and be the first to receive AWS related news and updates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon CloudWatch and CloudTrail can be very easy to confuse with these two services. 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