Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| English | AWS Health Dashboard |
| Full name | AWS Health Dashboard |
| Chinese | 账户相关的 AWS 服务健康与事件通知 |
| Japanese | AWS Health Dashboard（アカウント別のサービス稼働状況） |
| Exam frequency | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Often confused with | Amazon CloudWatch / AWS Service Health |
One-line summary
Show AWS service events, planned changes, and notifications that affect your account and resources.
Core capabilities and use cases
- Shows service events, planned changes, and account notifications.
- Provides account- and resource-specific details with recommended actions.
- Helps distinguish an AWS-side incident from an application or workload problem.
- The Health API and EventBridge can distribute events and trigger operational workflows.
- Typical cases include scheduled maintenance, instance retirement, and lifecycle events.
Exam focus and common pitfalls
- CloudWatch observes your metrics and logs; AWS Health reports official AWS events affecting you.
- Public service health information and personalized account impact have different granularity.
- A Health event still requires impact assessment and action.
Key takeaway
CloudWatch watches your resources; AWS Health tells you whether official AWS events affect them.