The starting point

Workload &
business constraints.

Alerts are only useful if someone knows what they mean and what they are authorised to do. We define the supported systems, response coverage and escalation path before taking on the environment.

When this service fits

  • A small IT team covering many business systems
  • A migrated application entering steady operation
  • Unclear responsibility between an application vendor and hosting provider
Delivery scope

Delivery plan.

01

Take over with a checklist

Record assets, existing alerts, backup policies, dependencies and unresolved issues.

02

Operate within agreed coverage

Triage events, execute authorised runbooks and coordinate application-owner decisions.

03

Review the service

Report recurring incidents, change activity, backup exceptions and improvement priorities.

Technology with a purpose

AWS components we consider.

The final selection follows the workload, compatibility and regional requirements. These components are a starting point for design.

Amazon CloudWatch

Metrics, logs and actionable alarms for supported resources.

AWS Systems Manager

Inventory and approved maintenance workflows.

AWS Backup

Policy oversight and restore-test follow-up where supported.

Tangible outputs

What you receive.

  • Supported asset register and responsibility matrix
  • Runbooks and escalation contacts
  • Service review with incidents, changes and open actions
Ready for handover

Agree how success is checked.

  • An alarm reaches the agreed responsible contact.
  • Maintenance approval and rollback are documented.
  • Backup failures have an owner and follow-up action.

What we need from you

Current architecture, application-vendor contacts, account access requirements and desired support hours.

How the scope is defined

Support hours, response objectives and out-of-hours arrangements are agreed in the service schedule. AWS Support subscriptions and application-vendor support are separate arrangements.

Prepare for the conversation

Handing a workload to a managed operator