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Section 4 · Query with data sources

Introduction to querying cloud data without storing it

Estimated time: 1 min

Query with data sources

In this section, you’ll explore the data source approach:

  • How data source queries work: real-time API queries, no stored copy
  • When to choose it: avoid extra ingestion and storage cost by querying in place
  • CloudWatch data source: AWS metrics and logs
  • Azure Monitor data source: Azure metrics and logs
  • GCP data sources: Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging

Estimated time: 10-15 minutes