What is AWS Config?
AWS Config is a service that enables users to assess, audit, and
evaluate the configurations of AWS resources. Config continuously monitors
and records AWS resource configurations and allows users to automate the
evaluation of recorded configurations against desired configurations. With
Config, users can review changes in configurations and relationships between AWS
resources, dive into detailed resource configuration histories, and determine overall compliance against the configurations specified in internal
guidelines. This enables users to simplify compliance auditing, security
analysis, change management, and operational troubleshooting.
Categories & Use Cases
Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-Premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific |
FAQs
What is AWS Config?
Amazon Web Services offers AWS Config, a service that provides monitoring and assessment of AWS resource configurations to support compliance auditing, change management and troubleshooting, with resource histories and comparison of historical configurations against planned configurations.
What are AWS Config's top competitors?
Optimizely Web Experimentation, ServiceNow Now Platform, and CloudBees Core are common alternatives for AWS Config.