AWS Service Catalog helps organizations create and centrally manage catalogs of IT services that are approved for use on AWS. These IT services can include everything from virtual machine images, servers, software, and databases to complete multi-tier application architectures.
In this webinar, you will see how you can create and publish your IT services in AWS Service Catalog. You will also see the various management operations for adding product versions, launching instances, as well as sharing portfolios across AWS accounts.
Learning Objectives:
Understanding the fundamentals of AWS Service Catalog
How to leverage service catalog for compliance and governance
How to create and deploy products to the organization
2. What is AWS Service Catalog?
AWS Service Catalog allows organizations to create and manage
catalogs of IT services. It enables users to quickly deploy the approved
IT services they need in a self-service manner.
Organizations Developers
Control
Standardization
Governance
Agility
Self-service
Time to market
3. Why should I use AWS Service Catalog?
Self-service
• Increase agility with access to services
• Improve employee satisfaction
Promote standardization
• Share best practices
• Compliance with business goals and policies
Control provisioning of AWS resources
• Tag at provisioning
• Restrict user permissions
4. IT Product Lifecycle Management in AWS
CloudFormation
template
Admin
Define
AWS Service Catalog
Publish
CloudFormation
stack
Users
Browse and Launch
AWS CloudTrail Amazon S3
Monitors
Logs all API calls
AWS CloudWatchalarm
Monitors
Initiates
Notifies
AWS Config
Track changesNotifies
Changes
Provisions
Procure
Package
10. Pricing and availability
Cost is $5 per portfolio per month
• Only portfolios with one or more IAM users/groups/roles charged
• Fixed fee model, no limit on number of stacks launched
• Free introductory period until October 2015
• Any active portfolios will be charged starting 10/1/2015
Available today
• US East (N. Virginia)
• US West (Oregon)
• More regions coming soon!
11. What are the benefits of using AWS Service Catalog?
For organizations - standardization
• Promote compliance
• Cost management
For administrators – manage IT lifecycle
• Controlled access
• Centralized management
For devs/app users - increased agility
• Simple personalized portal
• Self-service provisioning
13. AWS re:Invent 2015 – October 6-9
AWS re:Invent is the largest annual gathering of the global cloud community. Whether you are an existing customer or new
to the cloud, AWS re:Invent will provide you with the knowledge and skills to refine your cloud strategy, improve developer
productivity, increase application performance and security, and reduce infrastructure costs.
Though AWS re:Invent tickets are sold out, you can still register to view the Live Stream Broadcasts of the keynote
addresses and select technical sessions on October 7 and October 8. Register now.
Details:
Wednesday, October 7
9:00am - 10:30am PT: Andrew Jassy, Sr. Vice President, AWS
11:00am - 5:15pm PT: 5 of the most popular breakout sessions (to be announced)
Thursday, October 8
9:00am - 10:30am PT: Dr. Werner Vogels, CTO, Amazon
11:00am - 6:15pm PT: 6 of the most popular breakout sessions (to be announced)
Register now for the Live Stream Broadcast by submitting your email where prompted on the AWS re:Invent home page.
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