Awesome AWS EC2 Features You May Have Overlooked
<p>The AWS ecosystem is an absolute behemoth of features and services. It would take multiple lifetimes to master everything AWS has to offer. Figuring out how to work effectively with just one of the most popular products, EC2, is still itself quite the challenge. There are tons of different ways you can deploy virtual machines, capture and use images, and build your cloud infrastructure.</p>
<p>Due to the complexity of EC2, there are some often overlooked nuggets that provide a great set of tools to streamline your workflow. In this article, we’ll explore some hidden gems that make working with EC2 even more flexible and fun.</p>
<h1>Using instance metadata</h1>
<p>If you haven’t used EC2 instance metadata you’re missing out on some seriously rich information about your instances. The instance metadata API is an interesting feature. This runs by default on most instance types and provides a simple interface for obtaining a lot of host data.</p>
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