Operations
6 articles on Operations — AWS security, compliance, and account management from the Vigilare team.
AWS Security Runbooks: Pre-Built Response Procedures for Common Findings
Security runbooks convert complex incident response decisions into step-by-step procedures. This guide provides runbook templates for the most common AWS security findings and explains how to maintain them as your environment evolves.
Vigilare Engineering · December 29, 2025 · 10 min read
AWS MSP Account Management: Scaling Client AWS Environments Efficiently
Managing multiple client AWS accounts requires automation, separation of concerns, and tooling that scales beyond what works for a single organization. This guide covers the architecture and processes that make MSP-scale AWS management sustainable.
Viktor B. · December 11, 2025 · 9 min read
Requesting AWS Service Quota Increases: A Practical Guide
Quota increase requests are straightforward when you know the process — but the wrong approach leads to delays and rejections. This guide covers how to request increases efficiently, what justification actually works, and how to automate requests for growing services.
Viktor B. · November 30, 2025 · 6 min read
AWS EC2 vCPU Limits: Managing the Instance Ceiling That Catches Teams Off Guard
EC2 vCPU limits are quota-based, region-scoped, and instance-family-specific. Hitting them mid-scaling event means instances fail to launch silently. Here's how to understand, monitor, and proactively manage EC2 capacity limits.
Viktor B. · November 28, 2025 · 7 min read
AWS Service Quotas Monitoring: Preventing Limit-Induced Outages
Service quota limits cause silent application failures and outages that look like bugs but are actually infrastructure ceilings. This guide covers how to monitor quota utilization across services, set up proactive alerts, and request increases before you hit limits in production.
Vigilare Engineering · November 27, 2025 · 8 min read
EC2 Patch Management with AWS Systems Manager: Keeping Instances Current
Unpatched EC2 instances are a leading source of AWS security findings — and a common path to account compromise. AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager automates patching across your entire fleet. Here's how to set it up correctly.
Vigilare Engineering · November 22, 2025 · 9 min read