AWS S3 Bucket Metrics Monitor

Which S3 metrics are available for CloudWatch monitoring?

AWS CloudWatch allows you to track a diffrent types of metrics from Amazon Simple Storage Service that will give you details about the health, performance, and usage trends of your S3 buckets. Here are the some important S3 metrics commonly monitor:

Bucket Size Metrics

Object Count Metrics

Request Metrics

Data Transfer Metrics

Replication Metrics

Multipart Upload Metrics

What is S3 storage in AWS?

S3 is a popular object storage service that offered by AWS. It is scalable and long-lasting, capable of storing and retrieving any volume of data from any location on the internet.

How do I monitor my S3 bucket size?

S3 automatically provides the metrics about the size and no. of objects in your buckets; you can use the metrics to set up alerts and monitoring. Using Cloud Watch metrics, you can keep an eye on the size of your Amazon S3 bucket.

Amazon Web Services CloudWatch is a feature-monitoring and management service offered by AWS that helps users better understand the operational health and performance of their AWS cloud resources and applications. Actionable insights are available with CloudWatch for AWS, hybrid, on-premises, and other cloud platforms and infrastructure resources. Among the many benefits of using CloudWatch are the ability to track metrics and monitor log files. By obtaining the metrics, users can obtain crucial information about their AWS environment, such as network activities, resource utilization, and application performance. By monitoring the log files, users can gather insight into system behavior and assist in troubleshooting errors.

Metrics

Metrics are the time-ordered sets of data points that are systematically published to Cloud Watch. Think of metrics as the dynamic indicators that record the values of these variables over time. In the context of Amazon Cloud Watch, a metric is a time-ordered collection of data points that are equal to a variable that monitors particular aspects of AWS resources. AWS offers users a wide range of default metrics that are customized for various AWS cloud services. These predefined metrics provide users with instantaneous insights into the operational dynamics of AWS resources. Furthermore, users can expand their monitoring capabilities to create custom metrics through CloudWatch, making it possible for users to monitor and analyze particular performance indicators that correspond to their particular requirements.