Amazon CloudWatch now supports resource tags for monitoring vended metrics, allowing DevOps engineers to create dynamic monitoring views aligned with their organizational structure. This tag-based telemetry experience simplifies the management of alarms and metrics, enabling faster insights and reducing manual overhead after deployments. The feature is available in multiple AWS regions and can be enabled easily through the CloudWatch Settings or AWS CLI.

The Amazon Product Search team shares their journey of transitioning from traditional threshold-based monitoring to Service Level Objectives (SLO) monitoring using CloudWatch Application Signals. Part 1 focuses on the limitations of conventional monitoring methods and the benefits of SLOs in detecting significant issues while reducing false alarms, leading to improved system observability and reliability.

Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals has introduced enhanced features that simplify monitoring of large-scale distributed applications. New capabilities include automatic service grouping based on relationships, contextual troubleshooting tools, and integration with CloudWatch Investigations, enabling faster root cause analysis and reducing operational maintenance time.