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What is Cloud Monitoring?

Services that collect, analyze, and alert on metrics, logs, and traces from cloud infrastructure and applications.

Cloud monitoring provides visibility into the health and performance of cloud resources. AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and Google Cloud Monitoring collect metrics (CPU, memory, request counts), aggregate logs, and provide alerting and dashboards. Key capabilities include custom metrics, anomaly detection, composite alarms, automated remediation actions, and integration with incident management tools. Application Performance Monitoring (APM) adds distributed tracing to follow requests across microservices. Effective monitoring follows the RED method (Rate, Errors, Duration) for services and the USE method (Utilization, Saturation, Errors) for resources.

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VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
An isolated virtual network within a cloud provider where you can launch resources with full control over IP addressing, routing, and security.
Cloud Function
A serverless compute service that runs code in response to events without requiring server management or infrastructure provisioning.
Cloud IAM
Identity and Access Management services that control who can access cloud resources and what actions they can perform.
Virtual Machine (VM)
A software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs its own operating system and applications.
Cloud Cost Optimization
Strategies and practices to reduce and control cloud computing expenses while maintaining performance and availability.
Cloud Storage Tiers
Different storage classes offered by cloud providers, optimized for varying access patterns from frequent to archival use.
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