title: Cloudwatch near real time metrics & EC2 sends metric 1 minute periods
body: <p><a href="http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-cloudwatch.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-cloudwatch.html</a></p>
  
  <p>Based on the above article and the FAQ, is there another article which can I help me better understand the near real time metrics and EC2 sending metric to Cloudwatch in 1-minute periods? 
  The FAQ did state near real time for events and log, "<em>CloudWatch Events is a near real time stream</em>" and "<em>With CloudWatch Logs, you can monitor your logs, in near real time</em>".</p>
  
  <p>Is it, EC2 will send metrics in 1-minute interval to Cloudwatch. Metric which trigger an alarm will be sent to cloudwatch in near real time, not wait for the 1-minute interval.<br>
    Thanks!</p>