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What does "CloudWatch" mean in programming?

CloudWatch is one of the most common terms in software development. This guide explains what it means, how it is used in practice, and why it matters, with real examples from the developer world.

Definition

An AWS monitoring and observability service that collects logs, metrics, and events from AWS resources. You can create alarms, dashboards, and automated actions based on the data CloudWatch collects.

Example

"Set up a CloudWatch alarm to notify the on-call engineer when CPU usage exceeds 80%."

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