Explain the difference between CloudWatch Alarms and Events.

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kvdevika · Answer 1 · 2024-05-17T02:39:16+0000

CloudWatch Alarms: Alarms monitor a single metric over a specified time period and trigger actions based on predefined thresholds. For example, triggering an alarm when CPU utilization exceeds 90% for more than 5 minutes.
CloudWatch Events: Events respond to changes in AWS resources or application state. They can be used to trigger automated actions based on events such as instance state changes, S3 object creation, or CloudTrail API activity.