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Cloudaware workflows (flows) is a technology for automating processes based on changes detected in CMDB. Using flows, customers can quickly adopt automation in all domains of digital infrastructure operations at scale.

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Infrastructure operators leverage flows to address configuration changes, spending spikes, and security compliance violations. Here are sample use cases:

Asset Management

Problem: Expired certificate causes business disruption

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Problem: Expired certificate causes business disruption

Solution: Create a time-based flow that will notify you to update the certificate 30 days before expiration

Asset: ACM Certificate

Criteria: Expiration Date < 30 from Current Date

Action: Send an email and create a JIRA ticket

Cost Management

Problem: AWS Forecasted Spend exceeds the preset budget value

Solution: Deploy a flow to send an email and Slack notifications to cost center owner

Asset: AWS Account

Criteria: Forecasted EoM or EoY Spend > Budget

Action: Trigger Email and Webhook for Slack

Compliance

Problem: AWS S3 Bucket allows non-encrypted traffic

Solution: Create a flow that will perform an auto-remediation process if the bucket owner has not addressed the issue within 7 days

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Asset: Compliance Policy Violation

Criteria: Compliance Policy Violation Age > 7 days

Action: Webhook to trigger AWS Lambda auto-remediation function

Incident Management

Problem: Publicly facing instance has critical vulnerabilities

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