Create a Robust Monitoring and Logging Solution

ADVANCED
180 minutes
5 tasks

In this lab, you will design and implement an advanced monitoring and logging solution using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray, and Athena. You will collect logs and metrics from various AWS services such as EC2, RDS, and ELB, and automate the visualization of these metrics in CloudWatch dashboards. Additionally, you will integrate AWS X-Ray to trace requests across your infrastructure, configure metric streams to S3, and use Athena for in-depth log analysis. This lab will guide you through creating and managing a secure and scalable logging strategy, critical for maintaining high availability and performance in production environments.

Scenario

Your company, TechCorp, is expanding rapidly and requires a robust system to monitor and analyze its application performance in real-time. The CTO mandates a centralized logging and monitoring solution to improve system transparency and operational efficiency. You must deploy a solution that collects and analyzes data from multiple AWS services, provides a comprehensive view of application health, and allows for proactive incident management.

Learning Objectives

  • Deploy a centralized log collection and monitoring system using AWS CloudWatch and X-Ray.
  • Automate the visualization of metrics using CloudWatch dashboards.
  • Perform log analysis using Amazon Athena.
  • Secure log data with encryption and access controls.

tasks (5)

task 1: Set up CloudWatch log collection from EC2 instances

30 min

task 2: Create CloudWatch dashboards to visualize metrics

30 min

task 3: Integrate AWS X-Ray for application tracing

30 min

task 4: Stream Logs to S3 and Analyze with Athena

40 min

task 5: Secure and Manage Log Lifecycles with Encryption

40 min

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of AWS services like EC2, RDS
  • Familiarity with IAM roles and policies
  • Understanding of CloudWatch metrics and dashboards
  • Basic knowledge of S3 and Athena for data storage and analysis

Skills Tested

Monitoring and logging using AWS CloudWatchX-Ray tracing integrationAnalyzing logs with Amazon AthenaSecure log management and lifecycle policies