AWS Management Tools

AWS Systems Manager

Gain operational insights and take action on your AWS resources at scale. Automate operational tasks across your AWS resources.

Key Features:

  • Centralized operational data collection
  • Automated configuration management
  • Patch management across instances
  • Resource group creation and management
  • Secure remote management
Free Tier Available Pay-as-you-go

Free for basic features, advanced features start at $0.005 per managed instance per hour

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AWS CloudFormation

Model and set up your AWS resources so you can spend less time managing those resources and more time focusing on your applications.

Key Features:

  • Infrastructure as code
  • Automated provisioning
  • Stack management
  • Change sets for safe updates
  • Cross-region/account deployment
Free Tier Available Pay-as-you-go

Free for basic features, charged for additional handler operations

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AWS CloudTrail

Enable governance, compliance, and operational and risk auditing of your AWS account. Track user activity and API usage.

Key Features:

  • Event history of AWS account activity
  • Compliance and security monitoring
  • Integration with CloudWatch Logs
  • Multi-region trail configuration
  • Data event logging for S3 and Lambda
Free Tier Available Pay-as-you-go

First copy of management events free, $2.00 per 100,000 management events thereafter

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AWS Config

Assess, audit, and evaluate the configurations of your AWS resources. Track resource inventory and changes over time.

Key Features:

  • Resource configuration history
  • Compliance evaluation
  • Configuration snapshots
  • Integration with AWS Lambda
  • Custom rules for compliance
$0.003 per configuration item Pay-as-you-go

First 100,000 configuration items free each month

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AWS Trusted Advisor

Optimize performance and security of your AWS environment by providing real-time guidance to help provision resources efficiently.

Key Features:

  • Cost optimization recommendations
  • Performance improvement tips
  • Security best practices
  • Fault tolerance checks
  • Service limits monitoring
Free Tier Available Premium Tier

Basic checks free, full access starts at $29/month or included with Business/Enterprise Support

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AWS Service Catalog

Create and manage catalogs of IT services that are approved for use on AWS. These IT services can include everything from VM images to complete multi-tier application architectures.

Key Features:

  • Standardized IT service catalog
  • Access control for AWS resources
  • Version control for products
  • Integration with AWS Organizations
  • Usage tracking and reporting
$0.008 per provisioned product per hour Pay-as-you-go

First 1,000 provisioned product hours free each month

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