Automating AMIs for reliability, security, and cost (PRT074)
summary
Hitachi Vantara describes an AMI Factory that automates AMI builds and lifecycle for large global financial banks using EC2 Image Builder and Packer, AWS Systems Manager runbooks, a live CMDB, telemetry-driven observability, automated patching and autoresolution, and chaos‑engineering validations. The pipeline enforces DevSecOps controls, shifts SLOs left, correlates events for automated RCA, and claims concrete outcomes: 40% reduction in build effort, 30% less human capital and 75% fewer incidents.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction to AMI automation
- 2:09AMI Factory approach explained
- 3:57DevSecOps integration for AMIs
- 6:05AMI pipeline and validation steps
- 8:36Outcomes and business impact
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