Amazon S3 server access logs now deliver to Amazon CloudWatch Logs
Amazon S3 now supports delivering server access logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs, giving you instant querying, alarms, and Amazon Key Management Service (Amazon KMS) encryption for your access log data. This new delivery path complements the existing delivery of server access logs to S3 general purpose buckets, giving you more flexibility in how you monitor and analyze access to your data.
With delivery to CloudWatch Logs, you can set alarms on error rates, monitor traffic patterns, investigate access incidents, and correlate S3 access activity with the rest of your operational data.
S3 server access logs delivery to CloudWatch Logs is available today in the Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet, and the Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. To learn more, see the Amazon S3 webpage and server access logging in the Amazon S3 User Guide.