Eventbridge

• EventBridge is replacement for CloudWatch events but with much more functionality
• EventBridge can handle events from 3rd parties as well as custom applications in addition to AWS services
• It uses EventBus. One default eventbus exists for every AWS account
• In EventBridge additional event buses can be created
• Pattern matching rules or schedule rules can be defined for event bus & deliver the event to a predefined target
• Events are json structures