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AWS Systems Manager

AWS Systems Manager

Manage nodes at scale on AWS and in multicloud and hybrid environments

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Benefits of AWS Systems Manager

Systems Manager provides a centralized view of nodes across your organization’s accounts and Regions. Quickly access node information such as ID, name, operating system details, installed agents, and tags. Use Amazon Q Developer to query node metadata using natural language, helping you identify issues and take action faster.
Automate common operational tasks and reduce time and effort required to maintain your systems. Systems Manager provides you safe, secure remote management of your nodes at scale without logging into your servers, replacing the need for bastion hosts, SSH, or remote PowerShell. It provides a simple way of automating common operational tasks across groups of nodes such as registry edits, user management, and software and patch installations.
The Systems Manager Agent (SSM Agent) runs in any environment on AWS, on-premises, and multicloud, making it possible for Systems Manager to provide out-of-the-box visibility and making it simpler to maintain managed nodes. Schedule diagnoses to run automatically to identify SSM Agent issues. You can then remediate issues with pre-defined runbooks. Once managed, nodes can effectively execute critical operational tasks such as patching nodes with security updates, initiating logged sessions, and running commands remotely.

Automate your operations at scale

450 million+

Unique nodes operated every month

2.5 billion+

Automated scripts executed every month

Tools

Once your nodes are managed by Systems Manager, you can leverage the full suite of Systems Manager tools to patch nodes with security updates, securely connect to nodes without managing SSH keys or bastion hosts, automate operational commands at scale, and gain comprehensive visibility across your entire fleet.

Use cases

Get comprehensive visibility of your node infrastructure across AWS accounts and Regions as well as your hybrid and multicloud environments. Quickly identify and fix agent issues to remediate unmanaged nodes and effectively execute critical operational tasks, such as patching nodes with security updates, initiating and logging sessions, or running operational commands.

Provision, configure, and automate the deployment of your compute resources. Keep infrastructure up-to-date with SSM Agent diagnosis and remediation to fix common issues like misconfigured agents. Run critical operational tasks such as automatically deploying operating system and application patches on a regular cadence.

Focus on driving operational efficiency, reducing costs, and scaling your business. AWS Systems Manager is your enterprise-grade solution for managing nodes at scale, with cross-account and cross-Region visibility across your hybrid and multicloud environments.