Overview
AWS Config Rule Optimizer by CloudMates is a powerful solution to help AWS users identify and eliminate redundant AWS Config rules, driving cost savings and improving cloud governance. By analyzing CloudTrail events, it provides insights into your existing Config rule setup, identifying duplicate or unnecessary rules that may lead to inefficient resource usage.
With an intuitive dashboard and easy-to-generate PDF reports, AWS Config Rule Optimizer simplifies rule management across multiple AWS accounts and regions. It offers actionable recommendations to streamline configurations, optimize rule evaluations, and ensure compliance with best practices. Suitable for both enterprise and individual AWS accounts, this tool enhances visibility and cost-effective management of AWS Config rules.
Key Features include:
- Identification and removal of duplicate AWS Config rules to optimize costs.
- Comprehensive dashboard for real-time visibility of all active Config rules.
- Detailed PDF reports with recommendations for rule management and optimization.
- Simple deployment via EC2 instance or CloudFormation template for easy setup and scalability.
Highlights
- Cost Savings through AWS Config Rule Optimization: Identify and eliminate redundant AWS Config rules, reducing evaluation costs and improving operational efficiency across multiple AWS accounts and regions.
- Comprehensive Reporting and Insights: Gain visibility into your AWS Config rule setup with a real-time dashboard and detailed PDF reports, providing actionable recommendations to optimize rule evaluations and ensure best practices.
- Easy Deployment and Scalability: Deploy the solution effortlessly using an EC2 instance or CloudFormation template, ensuring quick setup and seamless integration across AWS environments of any size.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Version 1.0 - Initial Release of AWS Config Rule Optimizer by CloudMates
Launched with features to identify duplicate AWS Config rules, reduce evaluation costs, and provide optimization recommendations. Includes a real-time dashboard, PDF reports, and easy deployment via EC2 or CloudFormation template.
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Access the comprehensive runbook at https://cloudmates-solutions-artifacts.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/AWSConfigOptimizerRunbook.pdfÂ
Option 1: Launch via EC2 Instance with AMI: Search for AWS Config Rule Optimizer by CloudMates in AWS Marketplace. Subscribe to the AMI and launch an EC2 instance with the required IAM role (CloudTrail read-only access). Access the instance via its public IP using a browser.
Option 2: Automate with CloudFormation Template: Use the CloudFormation Quick Create Link (https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-east-1#/stacks/quickcreate?stackName=ConfigAnalyzerStack&templateURL=https://cloudmates-solutions-artifacts.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/configanalyzer.yml ) to deploy the solution in an isolated VPC and subnet.
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