Automatic monitoring of actions taken on objects in Amazon S3

This article describes a solution for automatically monitoring actions (uploads, updates, deletions) performed on objects stored in Amazon S3 buckets using AWS services like SNS, Kinesis Data Firehose, and Athena.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Overview of the solution architecture using S3 event notifications, SNS topics, and Kinesis Data Firehose
• Step-by-step instructions for setting up the solution components
• Testing and verifying the solution by performing object actions in S3
• Viewing the captured event data in S3 and querying it with Athena
• Cost considerations for the utilized AWS services
• Cleaning up the resources created for the solution