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AWS Batch Now Publishes Job Metrics to CloudWatch: Queue Health and Failure Rates at a Glance

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Hi everyone, it's Shii-chan! This update makes it easy to answer "what's going on with my batch jobs?"

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What was announced?

AWS What's New announced that AWS Batch now publishes job metrics to Amazon CloudWatch. You get native observability for batch workloads, with visibility into job queue health, failure rates, and job durations.

What changes

Metrics are emitted throughout the job lifecycle, making it easier to spot stuck queues or rising failures. You can view them in:

  • The AWS Batch console
  • The Amazon CloudWatch console
  • The AWS CLI and AWS SDKs

Dive Deep

Here is what the metrics contain:

  • Namespace: AWS/Batch, with the JobQueueName dimension
  • State transition metrics: how many jobs entered a given state, such as submitted, running, succeeded, or failed
  • Duration metrics: how long jobs spent between states, such as submission to runnable or total execution time
  • Availability: all AWS Regions where AWS Batch is available

Publishing is automatic, so no setup seems to be needed. The announcement does not mention pricing.

Wrap-up

  • AWS Batch job metrics are published to CloudWatch automatically
  • See state transition counts and durations between states per job queue
  • Available in the consoles, CLI, and SDKs
  • Available in all Regions where AWS Batch is available

A good fit for operators who want alarms and dashboards for batch workloads!

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