# Monitoring and Metrics
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**Topics**
+ [What is CloudWatch Database Insights?](#aurora-faq-what-is-cloudwatch-database-insights)
+ [What is Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS?](#aurora-faq-what-is-amazon-devops-guru-for-rds)
+ [What is the difference between CloudWatch Database Insights and DevOps Guru?](#aurora-faq-what-is-the-difference-between-cloudwatch-database-insights-)
+ [How does CloudWatch Database Insights collect telemetry?](#aurora-faq-how-does-cloudwatch-database-insights-collect-telemetry)

## What is CloudWatch Database Insights?
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[CloudWatch Database Insights](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Database-Insights.html) is a monitoring solution that simplifies database troubleshooting by automating telemetry collection — metrics, logs, and traces — without manual setup. Key benefits include:
+ Pre-built dashboards and alarms for monitoring database performance
+ AI/ML anomaly detection to reduce manual troubleshooting
+ Fleet and instance-level views for both high-level monitoring and root cause analysis
+ Application context monitoring to correlate database and application performance
+ Integration with [Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/) and AWS X-Ray

## What is Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS?
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[Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS](https://aws.amazon.com/devops-guru/features/devops-guru-for-rds/) is an ML-powered capability that automatically detects and diagnoses database performance and operational issues, enabling resolution in minutes rather than days. It analyzes telemetry from [CloudWatch Database Insights](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Database-Insights.html) to identify issues like lock pile-ups, connection storms, SQL regressions, CPU/I/O contention, and memory issues — making database administration more accessible to non-experts.

How can I get started with Amazon DevOps Guru for RDS?

To [get started with DevOps Guru for RDS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/devops-guru/latest/userguide/working-with-rds.enabling.html), enable CloudWatch Database Insights through the RDS console, then enable DevOps Guru for your Aurora databases. You can scope analysis to your entire AWS account, specific [AWS CloudFormation](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) stacks, or use AWS tags. DevOps Guru publishes insights to the AWS/DevOps-Guru namespace in CloudWatch, so you can monitor anomalies alongside your database metrics in a single dashboard.

## What is the difference between CloudWatch Database Insights and DevOps Guru?
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[CloudWatch Database Insights](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Database-Insights.html) monitors Aurora resources in real time with customizable dashboards, pre-built alarms, and fleet-level monitoring. It inherits all [RDS Performance Insights](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/performance-insights/) capabilities and adds application performance integration and correlation of database metrics with logs and events. [DevOps Guru](https://aws.amazon.com/devops-guru/) uses ML to analyze metrics over time, detect anomalies, and offer insights and recommendations. You can monitor DevOps Guru insights via the AWS/DevOps-Guru namespace in CloudWatch for a single-pane-of-glass view.

## How does CloudWatch Database Insights collect telemetry?
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CloudWatch Database Insights automates telemetry collection, including metrics, logs, and traces, eliminating the need for manual setup and configuration. By consolidating this telemetry into Amazon CloudWatch, it provides a unified view of database performance and health.