Use Cases

Common AWS operational workflows and how to accomplish them with the AWS Extension.

Common operational workflows using the AWS Extension — from cost optimization and compliance to developer self-service and troubleshooting.

Connect to Existing Infrastructure

If you already have AWS infrastructure running, these examples show what you can do immediately after connecting:

Title

Cost Optimization

Description

Identify unused resources, over-provisioned instances, and reserved instance opportunities.

Target

Example: Cost Optimization

Title

Security and Compliance

Description

Audit AWS against SOC 2 controls, fix GuardDuty gaps, and apply logging changes via Terraform PR.

Target

Example: Security and Compliance

Title

AWS Performance Dashboard

Description

Build a reusable CloudWatch dashboard covering EKS, RDS, EC2, and ALB metrics.

Target

Example: AWS Performance Dashboard

Title

Developer Self-Service via Slack

Description

Let developers request AWS resources from Slack — agent provisions and closes the Jira ticket autonomously.

Target

Example: Developer Self-Service via Slack

Title

Infrastructure Audit and Hardening

Description

Connect an existing EKS workload and bring it to production-ready — observability, security controls, cost guardrails, and CI/CD pipeline.

Target

Example: Infrastructure Audit and Hardening

Title

Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis

Description

Investigate EKS pod crashes, RDS slow queries, ALB errors, and unexpected cost spikes.

Target

Example: Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis