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AWS OpsWorks

Automate operations with Chef and Puppet

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Overview

AWS OpsWorks is a configuration management service that helps you configure and operate applications of all shapes and sizes using Chef and Puppet. OpsWorks lets you use Chef and Puppet to automate how servers are configured, deployed, and managed across your Amazon EC2 instances or on-premises compute environments.

✨ Key Features

  • Managed Chef and Puppet instances
  • Automated server configuration
  • Application deployment
  • Lifecycle management
  • Monitoring and logging

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Fully managed Chef and Puppet instances
  • Integration with AWS services
  • Simplified setup and maintenance of configuration management servers

Unique Value: Offers the power of Chef and Puppet for configuration management without the complexity of managing the underlying infrastructure.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Managing complex applications with specific configuration needs Automating software updates and patching Teams already using Chef or Puppet who want a managed environment Modeling and managing application stacks

✅ Best For

  • Deploying and managing a multi-tier application stack using Chef recipes
  • Automating server configurations in a hybrid cloud environment

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Teams not using Chef or Puppet (AWS Systems Manager is a better native choice)
  • Simple, stateless applications (Elastic Beanstalk may be easier)

🏆 Alternatives

Ansible Puppet (self-managed) Chef (self-managed)

While AWS Systems Manager provides native configuration management, OpsWorks is designed for organizations with existing investments and expertise in Chef or Puppet.

💻 Platforms

Web API

🔌 Integrations

AWS EC2 Amazon S3 AWS IAM Amazon CloudWatch Chef Puppet

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (AWS Business Support tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ HIPAA ✓ BAA Available ✓ GDPR ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ SSO ✓ PCI DSS ✓ FedRAMP ✓ SOC 1, 2, 3

💰 Pricing

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Free tier: NA

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