AWS Cloud Operations Blog

Using Terraform with Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS

In this post, we explore how you can incorporate HashiCorp Terraform to manage your Amazon Web Services (AWS) application infrastructure after using AWS Control Tower with Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA) to manage your AWS ecosystem. The LZA deploys a cloud foundation that is architected to align with AWS best practices and multiple global […]

Detect and respond to security threats in near real-time using Amazon Managed Grafana

Security is “job zero” at AWS. It’s crucial to gain deeper insights into your AWS infrastructure’s security posture to respond quickly to threats. The ability to centrally monitor and visualize the security findings make it easier for you to identify any security threats or gaps and also keep the principle of least privilege in focus. […]

Achieve cost effective cloud operations with AWS Managed Services

As organizations increasingly adopt cloud services, they often face the challenge of hosting diverse workloads with varying cost structures and budget constraints. To establish a solid foundation for cost optimization without compromising operational efficiency in your cloud operations, it’s essential to manage your cloud expenses efficiently. This aligns with the AWS Well-Architected Cost Optimization pillar, […]

AWS Account vending by integrating ServiceNow with AWS Control Tower Account Factory for Terraform

AWS Control Tower makes it easy to create and manage a secure, multi-account AWS environment, ready for immediate use. However, for more customized setups, particularly using Terraform, customers can use AWS Control Tower Account Factory for Terraform (AFT). Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) sets up a Terraform pipeline to help you provision and customize accounts […]

Top Announcements for AWS Cloud Operations at re:Invent 2024

Figure 1. AWS launches new capabilities to help you transform your IT operations. At re:Invent 2024, Nandini Ramani, VP Search, Observability & Cloud Ops, provided a glimpse of how AWS is building the future of cloud operations. The four sections of this blog post cover the top AWS Cloud Operations announcements to help you transform […]

Streamlining AWS Organizations Cleanup Strategies

AWS Organizations provides capabilities for AWS customers to centrally manage accounts in their multi-account environment. As the business landscape evolves, customers may need to close multiple AWS accounts or an entire organization. This could take place during mergers and acquisitions, to support cleanup efforts which reduce cost from unused resources, or decommissioning a venture or […]

Monitor EBS Detailed Performance Statistics with Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus

Today we are excited to announce that you can now easily ingest Amazon EBS detailed performance statistics from your Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) workloads into an Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus workspace. We recently announced the availability of EBS detailed performance statistics, which gives you real-time visibility into the performance of your EBS […]

Manage AMI updates for AWS Auto Scaling groups with AWS Lambda and AWS Systems Manager

Keeping Amazon Machine Image (AMI) up-to-date with the latest patches and updates is a critical task for organizations using AWS Auto Scaling group . However, manually patching AMIs and updating Auto Scaling groups can be time-consuming for your teams and error-prone. This blog post presents a solution to automate the process of updating AMIs for […]

Know Before You Go – AWS re:Invent 2024 Cloud Governance and Compliance

We are so excited to see you at our annual cloud computing conference, AWS re:Invent 2024 in Las Vegas from Dec 2 to Dec 6. At AWS re:Invent, cloud enthusiasts from all over the world will gather together to collaborate and learn from one another! You will have the opportunity to meet with AWS experts, […]

Operations re:Imagined – Know Before You Go – AWS re:Invent 2024

We are so excited to see you at our annual cloud computing conference, AWS re:Invent 2024 in Las Vegas from Dec 2 to Dec 6. At this conference, you’ll have the opportunity to attend thought-provoking keynotes, dive deep into our services, and meet with fellow cloud enthusiasts! No matter your level of expertise, we’ll have sessions […]