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Category: Management & Governance

Unlock the Power of AWS Config: Centralized Compliance and Resource Management

In this post, we will highlight how AWS Config can be used to help organizations implement capabilities related to management and governance, security, and more. Have you ever wondered how to maintain a centralized inventory of resources across your AWS accounts? Do you need to quickly identify the unencrypted resources in your AWS environment? Do you […]

Manage and view your AWS Health notifications in AWS User Notifications service

HAQM Web Services (AWS) now offers AWS managed notifications, a centralized way to manage and view default notifications in AWS User Notifications. Currently, only AWS Health events are available as managed notifications. With this new feature, you can stay informed about critical updates related to operations and account health. AWS User notifications channels include the […]

How Hapag-Lloyd automated incident management using AWS Step Functions

This post is co-authored by Grzegorz Kaczor and Daniel Steenbock from Hapag-Lloyd AG and Michael Graumann and Daniel Moser from AWS. Introduction In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, efficient incident management is crucial for maintaining high-quality customer experiences. In our previous article we discussed how the Web and Mobile department at Hapag-Lloyd established observability for serverless […]

Automating Cost Optimization Governance with AWS Config

Overview A key benefit of using the HAQM Web Services (AWS) cloud is the ability to pay only for the services you consume. This granular control and elastic model enables you to achieve substantial savings compared to on-premise infrastructure. The practice of ensuring you are getting the most value for your investment, and a foundational pillar […]

Manage third party applications in Windows Server nodes using AWS System Manager and Chocolatey

System Administrators face a never-ending list of tasks in IT organizations, with one of the most critical being the installation and updating of software packages. This process is essential for maintaining a secure posture across systems. However, as the number of servers grows, manually managing updates becomes increasingly time-consuming and inefficient. The challenge we’re addressing […]

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Assess, Audit, and Evaluate AWS Resources Against AWS Sustainability Best Practices

At AWS, we are committed to running our business in the most environmentally friendly way possible. We also work to enable our customers to use the benefits of the cloud to better monitor and optimize their IT infrastructure. As reported in The Carbon Reduction Opportunity of Moving to HAQM Web Services, our infrastructure is 3.6 […]

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Get Operational Insights Fast with AWS Health and HAQM Q

For organizations with multiple AWS accounts, staying on top of planned AWS service changes and events is critical to keep operations and business running smoothly. Organizations use AWS Health for ongoing visibility into resource performance and the availability of AWS services and accounts, but the volume of notifications from AWS Health can sometimes be overwhelming. […]

Implementing recommended experiments using the AWS Resilience Hub console

HAQM Web Services (AWS) is excited to introduce an enhanced integration between AWS Resilience Hub and AWS Fault Injection Service for facilitating the process of creating and running chaos experiments. We’ll focus on how to leverage this integration through the AWS Management Console, offering a user-friendly, point-and-click approach. The console interface is ideal for those […]

Implementing recommended experiments using AWS Resilience Hub APIs

HAQM Web Services (AWS) is excited to introduce an enhanced integration between AWS Resilience Hub and AWS Fault Injection Service that streamlines the process of creating and running chaos experiments. We’ll focuses on how to leverage this integration through the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), catering to users who prefer command-line tools for automation […]

Automate Systems Manager patching reports via email and Slack notifications in an AWS Organization

An effective patch management is foremost for maintaining system security, reliability, and compliance across your IT infrastructure. AWS Systems Manager (SSM) provides a comprehensive patching solution, enabling you to automate the deployment of operating system updates to your nodes deployed on AWS, on-premises, and multicloud environments. However, as your organization scales, tracking and reporting on […]