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AWS Shield - DDOS Protection for AWS ​Recently we've had a number of customers ask us if they can use our Real Time Events product to detect the creation of new resources and immediately add them to Shield, to which the answer is a resounding yes. ​ We've seen a couple of users try this already with…

Driving GorillaStack configuration through Terraform We have spent some time building a Terraform provider for GorillaStack. We’ll explore the “what” and “why” in some FAQs below, and will follow up with some technical blog posts around the “how” a little later. What is a Terraform Provider? A…

Using AWS EC2 is almost always cheaper than managing on-premises hardware. But those costs can still stack up, and every dollar counts. Here are ten surefire ways to slash your AWS EC2 bill. 1. Rightsize your EC2s The cost of running an EC2 instance for an hour can range from nothing to more than US…

We love ChatOps here at GorillaStack. Our CloudTrail alerts Slack bot and rich notifications from our AWS Rules Engine are great for receiving alerts and monitoring your cloud environment, but we're not content with stopping there. We have grand plans for further ChatOps developments to give users…

Atlanta – September 14, 2018 – GorillaStack, the Rules Engine for Cost Optimisation and Automation, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Management Tools Competency status. This designation recognizes that GorillaStack assists AWS customers in provisioning and…

In August of 2018, GorillaStack collaborated with Polar 7 and Amazon for a "Hands On Day" focused on how to AWS Environment Optimisation. Optimise Your AWS Environment Concentrating on the Well Architected Framework, the days were a good opportunity for organisations to get an overview on optimising…

Why use an EC2 scheduler? If you’re part of an organisation that’s looking to make improvements in cost optimisation and governance by using automation then an EC2 scheduler is a natural choice. An EC2 scheduler allows you to maximise utilisation efficiencies without the overhead of writing and…

A few weeks ago Peter Shi, the main man when it comes to Cost Optimisation for AWS in APAC, ran an awesome workshop where participants from some of the largest organisations in Australia got to take part in discussing and recommending their most treasured DevOps tools when it comes to cost…