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# AWS Application Observability and Monitoring Lab

In this lab, you'll learn how dashboards created based on metrics are instrumental in identifying the root cause of an outage. You’ll use the Root Cause Explorer, a powerful Observability feature of Sumo Logic.

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All labs assume you’re using a **training+analyst###@sumologic.com** account. The data you see may vary depending on your environment if you’re using your own credentials or a Sumo Logic trial account instead of a training account. To access a training account, see [Set Up Sumo Logic](/030_self_guided_setup/38_sumo_setup.html).
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This guide includes two labs, where you will learn how to:

- Investigate issues in a network and app
- Find the root cause of latency
- Trace and discover what caused a failure

Each lab includes a scenario with information and issue to investigate.