Top AWS Config Alternatives

Configuration and reconfiguration are tedious processes, but they are just as important. Thus, cloud developers have always looked for a way to reduce their workload by automating such processes. AWS developers have got their wish in the form of the AWS Config platform. This platform utilizes the ability of automation and analytics to perform jobs like reconfigurations, auditing, error detection, and more automatically.

A sharp eye on the cloud

With the help of AWS Config, developers get the freedom to look for changes in all their configurations from a single pane of glass. Additionally, the AWS resources used in a particular configuration can also be monitored for later efficiency-oriented readjustments. EC2-based software configurations are also clearly visible to the developer. All of these pieces of information are directly conveyed to the developer in real-time, allowing for instant action in the case of a bug. In the case of an undesirable change, the integrated Amazon Simple Notification Service becomes active and sends a message to the developer highlighting the change.

Instant and near-automated repairs

AWS Config’s unique automation capabilities can be put to work in the form of a sort of self-maintenance system for applications. Through the notifications and changelogs of the configuration, the developer is able to pinpoint a particular issue to a certain period of operation and a specific configuration, and may then take actions accordingly. One of these actions can be to instruct the tool to automatically restore the configuration of a selected state, allowing for near-instant redressal of the issue. Developers can also see the intricate interrelationships between one resource and the other and can chalk out optimization techniques accordingly.

Audit and compliance monitors

Compliance is a valuable property nowadays, and with AWS Configs, developers can easily ensure that their cloud applications and services are completely private, secure, and compliant to all the rules of the organization. This helps eliminate future escalations and incidents and ensures that the applications run correctly for their entire lifecycle. These compliance rules and remediations can be created and customized with no trouble at all through “conformance packs.”