Summary

In this chapter, we looked at several services on AWS that can help you manage and govern your applications in the cloud. We discussed various monitoring and logging tools, such as Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and AWS Config, and how you can use these services to ensure performance, reliability, security, and effective change management. You also learned about the AWS Systems Manager service, which offers a suite of capabilities to centrally track and resolve operational issues across your AWS resources. We used AWS Systems Manager to automate day-to-day administrative tasks, ensure compliance of your resource configurations, offer incident and change management services, and improve visibility and control.

The AWS Trusted Advisor service offers a wide range of reports that allow you to cross-reference your resource configurations with various best-practice design principles. Finally, we discussed how you must follow the design principles and recommendations offered...