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Why should you automate?

Why should you automate? - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Tutorial

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Why should you automate?

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It's time to shift gears again. Let's talk about automation in AWS, starting with why you should consider automation. Let's begin by exploring the challenges with manual processes. Manual processes are prone to errors, they lack scalability, and can lead to cost inefficiencies. With automation, you can react to changes automatically, adapting to changing demands. For example, you can use Amazon EventBridge to monitor events of interest like the termination of an EC2 instance and react to it by sending a notification to the asset owner or launching a replacement instance. You can automate common IT tasks like server provisioning and configuration. AWS has services like AWS Systems Manager and AWS CloudFormation that can help achieve this requirement. Automation also ensures consistent deployment patterns and configuration, reducing the likelihood of deployment failures. AWS CloudFormation is a service that allows you to deploy infrastructure as code, resulting in consistent deployment…

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