Cross-account and cross-Region monitoring for Amazon RDS and Aurora with Database Insights
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This article explains how to set up centralized cross-account and cross-Region monitoring for Amazon RDS and Aurora databases using CloudWatch Database Insights.
- Database Insights monitors query performance, wait events, CPU/memory/storage utilization, and connection patterns across database fleets
- Cross-account monitoring eliminates need to switch between multiple AWS accounts during troubleshooting and incident response
- Monitoring account gets read-only access to metrics from source accounts without ability to modify resources
- Setup involves configuring monitoring account, linking source accounts, and enabling cross-account cross-Region functionality
- Fleet Health dashboard supports up to three AWS Regions simultaneously for centralized visibility
- Configuration requires IAM permissions, supported RDS/Aurora engine versions, and Database Insights enabled on instances
Cross-account Database Insights monitoring reduces operational overhead and mean time to identify database performance issues by providing unified visibility across multiple AWS accounts and Regions from a single dashboard.
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