AWS Monitoring & Operations Flashcards
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Which AWS service uses machine learning to detect unusual and potentially unauthorized activity in your AWS account?
Answer: Amazon GuardDuty
Amazon GuardDuty continuously analyzes CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and DNS logs using ML to identify threats like cryptocurrency mining or credential compromise.
How long does the CloudTrail Event History console retain management events by default?
Answer: 90 days
CloudTrail Event History retains the last 90 days of management events; longer retention requires setting up a Trail that writes to S3.
Which AWS service allows you to define rules that enforce resource configuration compliance across an entire AWS Organization?
Answer: AWS Config Conformance Packs
AWS Config Conformance Packs deploy a collection of Config rules and remediation actions across multiple accounts and regions in an organization.
Which AWS service provides synthetic monitoring by running canary scripts to test your application endpoints continuously?
Answer: Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics
CloudWatch Synthetics runs configurable scripts called canaries that simulate user actions to monitor endpoints and APIs around the clock.
Which service provides a ranked list of the most significant contributors to latency or error rates in your CloudWatch log data?
Answer: CloudWatch Contributor Insights
CloudWatch Contributor Insights analyzes log data in real time to identify the top contributors driving system performance issues.
Which AWS service provides a managed Grafana environment for visualizing operational metrics from multiple AWS data sources?
Answer: Amazon Managed Grafana
Amazon Managed Grafana is a fully managed Grafana service integrated with AWS data sources including CloudWatch, X-Ray, and Athena.