AWS Automation Suite - Production Ready Services

Select an AWS Service.
- In X-ops, navigate to CloudOps → AWS Automation.
- Click on the desired service (e.g., Virtual Private Cloud, Elastic Compute Cloud, S3).

Review Prerequisites.
- Check the Overview for service description.
- Confirm Terraform (>=1.0) and AWS Provider versions.
- Ensure your AWS IAM role permissions allow resource creation.

Configure Inputs.
- Open the Inputs section.
- Fill in required parameters (e.g., vpc_cidr, availability_zones).
- Accept sensible defaults for optional settings or customize as needed.

Copy and Customize Terraform.
- Scroll to Usage and click Copy Code.
- Paste into main.tf and replace placeholders with your values.
- Update network ranges, region, and tags.

Initialize and Deploy.
- Run terraform init to set up providers.
- Run terraform fmt and terraform validate.
- Run terraform plan to preview changes.
- Run terraform apply to create resources.

Verify Outputs.
- Check the Outputs section for IDs, IPs, and endpoints.
- Log in to the AWS Console to confirm resources exist.
- Test connectivity and review security settings.

Create and manage a scalable, isolated cloud network for your AWS resources.

What it does: Automatically provisions secure network infrastructure with public/private subnets, NAT gateways, and routing tables.
Why you'll love it: Deploy enterprise-grade networking in minutes, not hours.
Perfect for: Applications requiring secure, multi-tier architecture.

Deploy and orchestrate containerized applications with Amazon's fully managed container service.

What it does: Sets up container clusters, task definitions, and load balancing for your applications.
Why you'll love it: Scale your applications seamlessly without managing servers.
Perfect for: Microservices architectures and modern application deployments.

Store and retrieve any amount of data with high durability and availability on Amazon's object storage service.

What it does: Creates secure, scalable storage buckets with lifecycle policies and access controls.
Why you'll love it: 99.999999999% (11 9's) of durability with intelligent cost optimization.
Perfect for: Data backup, content distribution, and data lakes.

Distribute incoming application traffic across multiple targets for seamless load balancing and improved availability.

What it does: Routes traffic intelligently across multiple availability zones with health checks.
Why you'll love it: Automatic failover and SSL termination for high availability.
Perfect for: Web applications requiring high performance and reliability.

Set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud with automated administration and maintenance.

What it does: Deploys managed databases with automated backups, patches, and monitoring.
Why you'll love it: Focus on your data, not database management.
Perfect for: Applications requiring ACID compliance and complex queries.

Deliver content securely to global users with low latency through Amazon's content delivery network.

What it does: Sets up global edge locations for fast content delivery with SSL/TLS encryption.
Why you'll love it: Accelerate your website performance worldwide.
Perfect for: Global applications and content distribution.

Provision and manage virtual servers in the cloud, with scalable computing capacity on-demand.

What it does: Launches configured virtual machines with auto-scaling and security groups.
Why you'll love it: Pay only for what you use with instant scalability.
Perfect for: Web servers, development environments, and compute-intensive applications.

Run and manage Kubernetes clusters at scale on Amazon's managed Kubernetes service.

What it does: Deploys production-ready Kubernetes clusters with worker nodes and networking.
Why you'll love it: Container orchestration without the operational overhead.
Perfect for: Modern applications requiring container orchestration.

Allows you to securely delegate access to AWS resources for users, applications, or services without needing to share long-term credentials.

What it does: Creates secure access policies, roles, and permissions for your AWS resources.
Why you'll love it: Zero-trust security with granular access control.
Perfect for: Enterprise environments requiring strict security governance.