AWS Cloud Operations Blog
Category: DevOps
How to easily configure DevOps Guru across your organization with Systems Manager Quick Setup
Amazon DevOps Guru is a machine learning (ML) powered service that helps developers and operators automatically detect anomalies and improve application availability. DevOps Guru utilizes machine learning models informed by years of Amazon.com and AWS operational excellence in order to identify anomalous application behavior (e.g., increased latency, error rates, resource constraints) and surface critical issues that […]
Monitor Amazon EventBridge events in your Slack channels with AWS Chatbot
DevOps teams use chat collaboration platforms such as Slack and Amazon Chime to monitor systems and respond to events. When AWS Chatbot is integrated with Slack and Chime, users can monitor and interact with AWS resources from the chat channels, which reduces context switching between applications. DevOps users now can receive notifications from more than […]
Explore four new features in AWS Chatbot
Discover 4 new features in AWS Chatbot to help you monitor and interact with AWS resources. You will learn about CloudWatch composite alarm notifications in chat channels, AWS CLI command output customization, AWS Chatbot channel configuration setup verification, and in-app feedback mechanism.
Using AWS Service Catalog and the AWS Service Management Connector for ServiceNow to deliver infrastructure in AMS-governed environments
AWS Managed Services (AMS) operates AWS on your behalf, providing a secure and compliant , a proven enterprise operating model, ongoing cost optimization, and day-to-day infrastructure management. AMS provides a secure and efficient means to make controlled changes to your infrastructure to ensure compliance. Changes are approved and automated through its approval engine. You can […]
AWS CloudFormation StackSet Orchestration: Automated deployment using AWS Step Functions
We often use AWS CloudFormation StackSets to automatically deploy infrastructure into many different accounts. Whether they are managed by AWS Control Tower or AWS Organizations, StackSets provide a simple and automated way to handle the creation of resources and infrastructure right after provisioning a new account. You can automatically deploy StackSets to accounts that belong […]
Get visibility into application health with Amazon CloudWatch Application Insights for .NET and SQL Server
To provide a reliable service to your customers, you need to make sure that your business-critical applications are healthy. If you have ever been involved in the monitoring process, you’re probably already aware of its complexity. You need to identify and configure the right set of monitors for various parts of your application and infrastructure, […]
Applying customizations automatically in AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate
During mandatory maintenance, AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate performs Chef Server and Chef Automate version, security, and operating system patching. Version updates for Chef go through extensive testing to verify they are production ready and don’t disrupt existing environments. When an instance is replaced, customers often ask how they can restore their custom settings in […]
How to setup and use AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate or Puppet Enterprise in an isolated subnet
Introduction For enhanced security, it’s often preferable to place resources in AWS within a subnet with no internet access. Recently, AWS expanded the number of services supported by interface VPC endpoints within the AWS ecosystem, so it’s now easier than ever to run AWS OpsWorks for Chef Automate or AWS OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise within […]
How to automate Puppet manifest testing and delivery in AWS OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise
Organizations that use AWS OpsWorks Puppet Enterprise can use AWS services that manage, test, and deploy code to create a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure. In this blog post, we will show how you can use AWS CloudFormation, Amazon S3, AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeBuild, AWS Systems Manager, and AWS CodePipeline to set up […]
Smart RDP and SSH remediation with AWS Systems Manager Automation API actions
Here in AWS Support, I often help customers regain RDP or SSH access to their instances. It’s a common problem, but the identification of a correct solution could take some time, even hours or days if the right information isn’t available. Even with the most up-to-date playbook, it is easy to miss simple checks that […]





