Posted On: Nov 21, 2016
HAQM ECS now sends container instance and task state changes to CloudWatch Events. In the past, in order to obtain updates on the state of a running HAQM ECS cluster, customers have had to rely on periodically polling the state of container instances and tasks using the AWS CLI or an SDK. With the new HAQM ECS event stream feature, it is now possible to retrieve near real-time, event-driven updates on the state of your HAQM ECS tasks and container instances. Events are delivered through HAQM CloudWatch Events, and can be routed to any valid CloudWatch Events target, such as an AWS Lambda function or an HAQM SNS topic.
HAQM ECS is a highly scalable, high performance container management service that supports Docker containers and allows you to easily run applications on a managed cluster of HAQM EC2 instances. HAQM ECS eliminates the need for you to install, operate, and scale your own cluster management infrastructure.
Visit the Compute blog to learn how to create a simple serverless architecture that captures, processes, and stores event stream updates in Elasticsearch using the new HAQM ECS event stream.