AWS Integration with DDI Central
AWS Integration with DDI Central
DDI Central seamlessly integrates with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide deep visibility and centralized oversight of key cloud infrastructure components— EC2 instances, ECS services, RDS databases, VPCs, and their subnets—through its Cloud Observability capabilities.
Rather than managing these assets in isolation, DDI Central acts as an intelligent overlay, discovering and mapping AWS resources into an intuitive, unified view. This enables network administrators to monitor, visualize, and contextualize their AWS environments alongside on-premises infrastructure, making hybrid network management more effective and informed.
Supported AWS Resources in DDI Central's Cloud Observability
Under Cloud Observability, DDI Central currently supports discovery and monitoring of the following AWS resources:
- EC2 Instances
Visibility into instance availability zones, states, platforms, public IPs, associated tags, and network associations. - Elastic IPs
Mapping of allocated IPs to instances or interfaces with visibility into allocation IDs and associations. - Network Interfaces (ENIs)
Insight into network interface IDs, associated subnets, VPCs, instance bindings, and security group correlation. - RDS Instances
Monitors engine types, database states, zone allocations, and DNS-based failover readiness for high availability planning. - ECS Clusters & Tasks
Visualizes ECS clusters and running tasks along with their associated IPs, subnets, and region distribution. Enables admins to map services and workloads to infrastructure at a glance. - VPCs & Subnets
Provides detailed subnet-level insights including IP usage metrics, fragmentation analysis, subnet-VPC mapping, and CIDR allocation planning.
| AWS Service | Resource Type | Key Benefits in DDI Central |
|---|---|---|
| EC2 | EC2 Instances | Visualize by region/AZ, get public/private IPs, tags, platform, state, and DNS mapping |
| Elastic IPs | See allocated IPs, association with ENIs/instances, NAT tracking | |
| Load Balancers | Identify LBs and their linked resources; see distribution across regions | |
| Network Interfaces (ENI) | Discover interfaces, attached subnets/VPCs, security groups, DNS names | |
| ECS | Clusters | View ECS cluster count and location by region |
| Task Definitions | Visibility into defined workloads and services mapped to clusters | |
| Running Tasks | Count only (aggregated), used for density analytics | |
| Services | Appears via tags or ENIs; not directly listed | |
| RDS | DB Instances | Get instance state, engine, IPs, AZ, tags, and DNS info |
| DB Clusters | See regional spread and resource grouping | |
| VPC | VPCs | Display CIDR ranges, state, default status, correlation with other services |
| Subnets | Map CIDR, usage %, AZ, fragmentation, IP availability, and VPC linkage | |
| Route 53 | Hosted Zones | List zones, TTLs, NS records, and health checks |
| DNS Records (A, CNAME, etc.) | Create, modify, delete records; supports bidirectional sync | |
| New Domain Creation | Add root domains and subdomains | |
| Audit Trail of DNS Changes | Track all record-level changes performed within DDI Central |
Why It Matters for Network Admins
For administrators juggling complex on-prem and cloud-native environments, this integration brings critical value:
- Unified View of Hybrid Networks
No more switching between tools. View AWS and on-prem assets side-by-side in a single console—instances, subnets, IP leases, DNS zones—all in sync. - Contextual Resource Correlation
Visualize how EC2 instances are tied to subnets, Elastic IPs, and ENIs. Trace service paths across RDS, ECS, and underlying network fabric with clarity. - Faster Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis
Drill down into cloud components to identify failures, misconfigurations, or availability zone mismatches—without relying on guesswork or external log correlation. - Rich Visual Analytics & Usage Trends
Understand service distribution by region, monitor subnet utilization, IP availability, and track asset growth across your cloud estate. - Improved Governance & Control
Get visibility into security groups, IP address assignments, and DNS behaviors tied to cloud assets. Easily align resources with organizational policies. - Overlay, Not Intrusion
DDI Central observes and analyzes your AWS environment without altering configurations—ensuring no conflict with cloud-native operations or automation scripts.
With DDI Central’s AWS integration, network administrators gain complete situational awareness across cloud and on-prem networks—
unlocking a scalable, secure, and future-ready operational model for managing modern distributed infrastructures.
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