I ran into an interesting issue when building a new ECS Cluster using CloudFormation. The CloudFormation stack would fail on Type: AWS::ECS::Service with error: Unable to assume the service linked role. Please verify that the ECS service linked role exists. (Service: AmazonECS; Status Code: 400; Error Code: InvalidParameterException; Request ID: beadf3d5-3406-11e9-828d-b16cd52796ef) Okay google, what's this … Continue reading AWS ECS CloudFormation Fails – Unable to assume the service linked role.
Author: Arran Peterson
Add VC Accounts to Microsoft Teams Channels with Azure Automation
At cloudstep.io® HQ Microsoft Teams is a big part of how we organise digital asset structure in the business. We are a consulting firm by trade, as new prospects become paying customers we add them as a team. The default General channel is used for administration and accounts, additional channels are created per project name … Continue reading Add VC Accounts to Microsoft Teams Channels with Azure Automation
Warm AWS WorkSpaces On a Schedule
AWS WorkSpaces VDI solution has two pricing options that you need to choose between for your implementation. MonthlyHourly (On demand) In my opinion it is always worth attempting to run your WorkSpaces VDI deployment in on-demand where there is chance of cost savings when the virtual desktops can be turned off and you will not … Continue reading Warm AWS WorkSpaces On a Schedule
Backup Palo Alto VM Series Config with Azure Automation
If you have implemented a VM-Series firewall in Azure, AWS or on-premises but don't have a Panorama Server for your configuration backups. Here is a solutions for getting the firewall configuration into an Azure Blob Storage, this could be done similarly with Lambda and S3 using python and the boto3 library. Why Do This? If … Continue reading Backup Palo Alto VM Series Config with Azure Automation
QoS for AWS WorkSpaces Client
AWS WorkSpaces is a great low cost Virtual Desktop experience. Extremely easy to get started and build quick images to support your needs. During the implementation you are going to want to provide a Quality of Service policy (QoS) much like you would if you had Citrix or VMWare Horizon on-premises. WorkSpaces is slightly different … Continue reading QoS for AWS WorkSpaces Client
