What can CloudWatch do to improve traffic management?

CloudWatch can play a crucial role in improving traffic management by alerting administrators to scaling needs for VM-Series deployments. When traffic increases beyond a certain threshold, CloudWatch can monitor various metrics and trigger alerts. These alerts indicate that additional resources may be necessary to handle the increased load effectively, thus helping to maintain performance and availability.

By signaling when the VM-Series firewalls need to scale up or down based on real-time traffic analysis, CloudWatch facilitates proactive management of resources. This capability allows organizations to respond dynamically to traffic changes, ensuring that performance remains optimal and that service disruptions are minimized.

The ability to alert for scaling needs ensures that systems can accommodate varying traffic loads without manual intervention or guesswork, making it an essential tool for effective traffic management in cloud environments.