EC2 Instances State Across Accounts Chart

Overview

The "EC2 Instances State Across Accounts Chart" provides a visual breakdown of EC2 instance states across multiple AWS accounts within an organization. This chart enables IT and Security teams to monitor instance states (e.g., running, stopped, terminated) across different accounts, ensuring visibility into the health and management of resources across a multi-account setup.

Why It Matters

For IT Engineers:

1. Multi-Account Visibility:

   • The chart aggregates instance state data from various AWS accounts, offering IT engineers a centralized view of EC2 instances across the organization, making it easier to track their status.

2. Resource Optimization:

   • By comparing EC2 instance states across accounts, engineers can identify instances that are underutilized or not needed, allowing for better resource allocation and cost optimization.

3. Account and Infrastructure Health:

   • IT teams can quickly identify accounts with an unusually high number of stopped or terminated instances, helping them assess whether there are operational issues or unused resources that need to be cleaned up.

For Security Engineers:

1. Cross-Account Risk Assessment:

   • The chart helps security engineers assess the state of EC2 instances across different accounts, identifying instances that may have inconsistent security settings or exposure due to a stopped or terminated state.

2. Compliance and Access Control:

   • Security engineers can use the chart to monitor instance states and verify that appropriate access control policies and security configurations are applied across all accounts, maintaining organizational security standards.

3. Incident Detection and Response:

   • By identifying abnormal states, such as a sudden surge in terminated instances across specific accounts, security teams can quickly respond to potential security breaches or unauthorized activity.

By reviewing the EC2 Instances State Across Accounts Chart, IT and Security teams gain comprehensive insights into the status and health of EC2 instances across multiple accounts, ensuring better resource management, security compliance, and proactive incident detection.