diff --git a/src/data/roadmaps/aws/content/108-cloudwatch/100-metrics.md b/src/data/roadmaps/aws/content/108-cloudwatch/100-metrics.md index de9822282..330fcb91e 100644 --- a/src/data/roadmaps/aws/content/108-cloudwatch/100-metrics.md +++ b/src/data/roadmaps/aws/content/108-cloudwatch/100-metrics.md @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ # Metrics -In Amazon CloudWatch, **metrics** are fundamental concepts that you work with. A metric is the fundamental concept in CloudWatch and represents a time-ordered set of data points that are published to CloudWatch. Think of a metric as a variable to monitor, and the data points as representing the values of that variable over time. Metrics are uniquely defined by a name, a namespace, and zero or more dimensions. Every data point must have a timestamp. You can retrieve statistics about those data points as an ordered set of time-series data. \ No newline at end of file +In Amazon CloudWatch, **metrics** are fundamental concepts that you work with. A metric is the fundamental concept in CloudWatch and represents a time-ordered set of data points that are published to CloudWatch. Think of a metric as a variable to monitor, and the data points as representing the values of that variable over time. Metrics are uniquely defined by a name, a namespace, and zero or more dimensions up to 30 dimensions per metric. Every data point must have a timestamp. You can retrieve statistics about those data points as an ordered set of time-series data. CloudWatch provides metrics for every serviece in AWS. + +Learn more from the following resources: + +- [@official@CloudWatch Metrics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/publishingMetrics.html)