What is the difference between AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers many tools to help manage and monitor your cloud infrastructure effectively. Two of the most powerful tools for auditing and compliance are AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config . While both serve critical roles in ensuring your AWS environment's health, security, and compliance, they have distinct functionalities. This blog explores the key differences between AWS CloudTrail and AWS Config and explains how to use these tools to strengthen your cloud strategy. Understanding AWS CloudTrail AWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, and operational and risk auditing of your AWS account. It provides event history for actions taken in your account, such as API calls made via the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command-line tools, and other AWS services. Key Features of AWS CloudTrail: Activity Logging : Tracks and records all API calls and actions within your AWS account. Event History : Allows you to view and analyze event history to