From the Features page of Amazon CloudWatch, it says there are three categories of logs:
This "natively published by AWS services on behalf of the customer" phrase is also the explanation provided in both the FAQ and news announcement. But I don't understand the difference between a Vended log and a 'normal' log published by AWS services (the 2nd category).
Can someone give me a more comprehensive explanation of Vended logs, specifically its distinction from other logs published by AWS services?
The difference is just in the pricing. Vended logs (#1) pricing is subject to volume discounts, while Logs published by AWS services (#2) are priced like custom logs (#3). Currently only logs from VPC and Route 53 are classified as Vended logs.