Advanced monitoring on AWS: tools and best practices

Managing cloud environments in Spain has become a priority for medium and large companies seeking competitiveness and operational continuity. In this scenario, AWS stands out as a leading provider. Still, its growth and complexity make it essential to have monitoring and control tools in the cloud that ensure real-time visibility, regulatory compliance, and security in multi-account and multi-region architectures.

Monitoring tools in AWS: what they are and why they matter

AWS monitoring tools allow you to collect, visualize, and analyze metrics, logs, and events in real time. Their goal is to provide complete observability of the state and behavior of the cloud infrastructure.

Main native AWS tools:

• Amazon CloudWatch: Metrics, logs, alarms, dashboards. Full integration with AWS services.
• AWS X-Ray: Traceability of requests in distributed architectures. Ideal for microservices.
• AWS DevOps Guru: Proactive anomaly detection through machine learning.

Third-party integrations:

• Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus: Complementary solutions when extended observability or multi-cloud is required.

The differential value of native tools lies in their direct integration with the AWS ecosystem, without the need for external agents or complex configurations.

What does monitoring on AWS provide compared to traditional approaches?

Unlike traditional on-premise monitoring solutions, which require installation and maintenance of proprietary infrastructure, AWS tools are integrated by design. This means:

• Automatic collection of logs and metrics.
• Native integration with services such as EC2, RDS, Lambda or ELB.
• Real-time dashboards with customizability.
• Response automation through AWS Lambda or SNS.
• Predictive intelligence through machine learning algorithms (DevOps Guru).

These capabilities allow moving from reactive to proactive monitoring, reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR) and anticipating possible incidents.

How Unikal Tech Partners drives observability on AWS

To get the maximum value from AWS monitoring tools, it is essential to apply good observability practices:

Benefits for the end customer

Implementing an advanced monitoring strategy on AWS brings tangible benefits to any organization:

Role of Unikal Tech Partners as an expert partner.

We accompany companies in the definition and implementation of advanced observability strategies on AWS, with services that include:

• Design and implementation of monitoring architectures adapted to the business.
• Alerting and response automation.
• Integration of native and third-party tools.
• Executive reporting and visualization for decision making.
• Multi-account governance and monitoring security.

Our experience in AWS IaaS and critical Networking allows us to address complex, hybrid or regulated scenarios with solvency and guarantees.

Are you taking advantage of the full potential of AWS monitoring?

Do you want to optimize your AWS environment with an intelligent monitoring strategy adapted to your real needs? Contact Unikal Tech Partners and request a technical consultancy specialized in cloud observability.