AWS Cloud Operations Blog
Category: Management Tools
Enabling Self Service for Cloud Custodian policies on AWS using AWS Service Catalog
Customers are increasingly seeking tools and solutions that can help them achieve their desired outcomes more efficiently and effectively. In the context of cloud management, the need for self-service capabilities has become more pronounced as organizations strive to optimize their cloud resources, improve security, and enhance their overall cloud operations. AWS Service Catalog offers the […]
Enhancing observability with a managed monitoring solution for HAQM EKS
Introduction Keeping a watchful eye on your Kubernetes infrastructure is crucial for ensuring optimal performance, identifying bottlenecks, and troubleshooting issues promptly. In the ever-evolving world of cloud-native applications, HAQM Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) has emerged as a popular choice for deploying and managing containerized workloads. However, monitoring Kubernetes clusters can be challenging due to their […]
Solving License Management Challenges during Mergers & Acquisitions with AWS License Manager
The purpose of this blog is to provide guidance on how AWS License Manager can solve common license management challenges faced by organizations during Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). In Deloitte’s white paper “Making a ‘poison pill” easier to swallow: How to manage M&A-related software licensing costs and compliance risks”, Deloitte highlights three major obstacles faced […]
Best practices to optimize costs after mergers and acquisitions with AWS Organizations
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) offer organizations the opportunity to scale operations, diversify product lines, and capture new markets. However, they come with a set of challenges, such as the nuances of integrating legacy IT systems, complying with stringent regulations, and maintaining business continuity, etc. Eliminating the redundancy of resources and optimizing processes to bring consistency […]
Auditing generative AI workloads with AWS CloudTrail
With the emergence of generative AI being incorporated into every aspect of how we utilize technology, a common question that customers are asking is how to properly audit generative AI services on AWS, such as HAQM Bedrock, HAQM Sagemaker, HAQM Q Developer, and HAQM Q Business. In this post, we will demonstrate common scenarios that […]
Respond to CloudWatch Alarms with HAQM Bedrock Insights
Overview When operating complex, distributed systems in the cloud, quickly identifying the root cause of issues and resolving incidents can be a daunting task. Troubleshooting often involves sifting through metrics, logs, and traces from multiple AWS services, making it challenging to gain a comprehensive understanding of the problem. So how can you streamline this process […]
Identify AWS resources at risk across your multi-account environment with AWS Organizations integrations
With numerous AWS accounts in an organization, receiving an external security finding like a vulnerability assessment or pen test report impacting multiple resources can be challenging. Without a centralized resource viewing and search capability, identifying the affected resources require switching and inspecting each account individually, which is time-consuming and inefficient. Security vulnerabilities are time-sensitive, and […]
Simplify compliance management of multicloud or hybrid resources with AWS Config
Organizations of all sizes operate in a compliance landscape that is complex, dynamic, and evolving rapidly, facing internal requirements as well as industry or government regulations. A multicloud strategy creates additional challenges to maintain compliance policies across cloud providers. With AWS, you can implement compliance processes faster and more easily with automation, ready-to-use templates, and […]
Augmenting mainframe data with IBM MQ and HAQM Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka
Introduction In this post, we explore the approach of integrating mainframe IBM MQ with HAQM Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (HAQM MSK), to migrate your applications into a cloud-based consumer model. HAQM MSK is a fully managed Apache Kafka service from AWS that makes it simpler to set up and operate Kafka in the cloud. […]
How to automate application log ingestion from HAQM EKS on Fargate into AWS CloudTrail Lake
Customers often look for options to capture and centralized storage of application logs from HAQM Elastic Kubernetes Service on Fargate (HAQM EKS on Fargate) Pods to investigate root causes or analyze security incidents. Customers also like the capability to easily query the logs to assist with security investigations. In this blog post, we show you […]