AWS Cloud Operations Blog
Category: Learning Levels
Manage and view your AWS Health notifications in AWS User Notifications service
Amazon 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 […]
Increase SAP workloads scalability and resiliency with AWS native Application Load Balancer
In the evolving landscape of SAP systems, the transition to web-based access via SAP FIORI has necessitated robust load balancing solutions. Traditionally, end-users accessed SAP systems using the SAP GUI installed on their PC/laptop. However, critical transactions are now increasingly processed through web browsers. For scenarios like SAP HR time entry, these transactions might also […]
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 […]
Operations transformation to navigate the VMware migration to AWS
IT operations are at the heart of every organization. Organizations leveraging VMware, have built and adapted to an operating model overtime that can seem daunting to migrate to the cloud. Amazon Web Services (AWS) migration impacts changes to your operations tooling, existing responsibility model, and operations processes tailored to their VMware environment. While AWS offers […]
Limit interactive session commands by groups of users using AWS Systems Manager
Customers are looking for a way to limit the types of commands that can be run on their Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances when using AWS Systems Manager Session Manager interactive sessions. Allowed commands vary by group, meaning you need to allow different sets of commands based on the group of users. For […]
Implementing recommended experiments using the AWS Resilience Hub console
Amazon 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
Amazon 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 […]
AWS Organizations, moving an organization member account to another organization: Part 1
December 24, 2024: This post was republished to update terminology for AWS RAM resource shares and to update links. AWS customers use AWS Organizations as the basis of a multi-account AWS environment as defined by the Organizing Your AWS Environment Using Multiple Accounts AWS Whitepaper. Organizations is an AWS service that enables you to centrally […]
AWS launches enhanced AWS Resource Explorer features for new resource insights
Today, we are excited to announce a significant enhancement to AWS Resource Explorer that delivers a unified view of centralized resource insights and properties from AWS services. With the enhanced Resource Explorer experience, relevant data and insights from multiple AWS services is centralized for supported resource types. Customers use keyword-based search to return a list […]