Module 7: Monitoring and Analytics (Part 2) Flashcards
What is AWS Trusted Advisor?
AWS Trusted Advisor is a web service that examines your AWS environment and provides real-time recommendations based on AWS best practices. It evaluates your resources and configurations in areas such as cost optimization, performance, security, fault tolerance, and service limits.
What categories does AWS Trusted Advisor cover?
AWS Trusted Advisor covers five categories: cost optimization, performance, security, fault tolerance, and service limits. It assesses your environment in each category and offers recommendations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, enhance security, and optimize performance.
How does AWS Trusted Advisor provide recommendations?
AWS Trusted Advisor compares your AWS environment against AWS best practices and identifies areas where improvements can be made. It provides a list of recommended actions and additional resources to help you implement the suggested changes. These recommendations can help you optimize your infrastructure, enhance security measures, and achieve better performance.
How can AWS Trusted Advisor be beneficial for companies?
AWS Trusted Advisor’s recommendations can benefit companies at various stages of their AWS deployment. It can assist during the initial setup and development of new applications by guiding best practices. It also helps in ongoing improvement efforts for existing applications and resources by providing real-time insights into potential optimizations and security enhancements.
How can you access the AWS Trusted Advisor dashboard?
The AWS Trusted Advisor dashboard is accessible through the AWS Management Console. Once you access the dashboard, you can review the results of the checks performed by Trusted Advisor in the areas of cost optimization, performance, security, fault tolerance, and service limits. The dashboard presents the findings using green checks, orange triangles, and red circles to indicate the status of each item and the recommended actions.
