CloudWatch metrics are stronger when they become DynamoDB findings
Learn how CloudWatch DynamoDB metrics fit into Dynasight's cost optimization and performance monitoring workflow.
How does CloudWatch fit with Dynasight?
CloudWatch provides important DynamoDB metrics and alarms. Dynasight complements those signals by connecting table activity, cost risk, index usage, scans, and capacity decisions to prioritized engineering findings.
- Keep CloudWatch as the metric system of record.
- Use Dynasight to interpret DynamoDB-specific cost and design risk.
- Prioritize fixes instead of manually correlating dashboards.
Integration strategy
Metrics need DynamoDB context
A spike in reads, throttles, or latency can have multiple causes. Dynasight helps teams interpret signals in the context of table design, GSI usage, scans, capacity mode, and cost trends.
- Connect metric symptoms to table-level causes.
- Review scans and filters alongside performance signals.
- Separate cost anomalies from expected traffic growth.
- Turn monitoring into a fix backlog.
FAQ
Common questions
Does Dynasight replace CloudWatch alarms?
No. CloudWatch remains valuable for AWS metrics and alarms. Dynasight adds DynamoDB-specific interpretation and prioritization.
Why not use only CloudWatch dashboards?
Dashboards show signals, but teams still need to map those signals to table design, index usage, scan behavior, and remediation work.
Can Dynasight help with performance monitoring?
Yes. Dynasight connects DynamoDB performance monitoring to cost and access pattern analysis.
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