params := &cloudwatch.PutMetricDataInput{
	MetricData: []*cloudwatch.MetricDatum{
		{
			MetricName: aws.String(name),
			Dimensions: []*cloudwatch.Dimension{
				{
					Name:  aws.String("HandlerMetrics"),
					Value: aws.String(w.Name),
				},
			},
			Timestamp: aws.Time(time.Now()),
			Unit:      aws.String(unit),
			Value:     aws.Float64(metric),
		},
		{
			MetricName: aws.String("HandlerInvocations"),
			Dimensions: []*cloudwatch.Dimension{
				{
					Name:  aws.String("HandlerMetrics"),
					Value: aws.String(w.Name),
				},
			},
			Timestamp: aws.Time(time.Now()),
			Unit:      aws.String("Count"),
			Value:     aws.Float64(1),
		},
	},
	Namespace: aws.String("SqsWorker"),
}

_, err := w.metrics.PutMetricData(params)