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# AWS Config simplifies usage analysis with Amazon CloudWatch metrics

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## Summary

Amazon CloudWatch metrics for monitoring AWS Config data usage will display only billable usage. Non-billable usage will no longer be displayed in both the Amazon CloudWatch Config metrics and AWS Config console. This update allows you to validate AWS Config setup and usage using Amazon CloudWatch metrics and correlate billable usage with associated costs.

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