AWS AppFabric

AWS AppFabric

AWS AppFabric rapidly connects multiple SaaS applications across an organisation, normalizes their logs/activities into a standard schema, and enables IT/security teams (and increasingly end-users via AI) to manage, secure, and derive insights from these apps in one place.

Key Features

AWS AppFabric provides tools to integrate, monitor, and analyze SaaS applications without the need for custom coding. Its features help teams work efficiently by centralizing app data, automating tasks, and enabling advanced analytics.

1. Quick app connections: Link popular SaaS apps in minutes without coding.
2. Unified logs: Converts data from different apps into one standard format (OCSF).
3. Central Monitoring: View user activity and security data from all apps in one centralized location.
4. AI productivity tools: (Preview) Automates tasks and gives insights across connected apps.
5. Works with AWS services: Send data to S3, Athena, QuickSight, or Kinesis for analysis.

Benefits

AWS AppFabric offers measurable advantages for organizations by reducing complexity, improving security, and enabling faster decision-making. Centralized logs and monitoring make it easier to maintain compliance while scaling operations.

1. Saves time and effort: No need for custom integrations.
2. Stronger security: One dashboard for tracking access and suspicious activity.
3. Faster Insights: Find issues or generate reports more quickly with unified data.
4. Scalable: Easily add more users and apps as your company grows.
5. Enhanced compliance: Centralized logs simplify auditing and streamline the process.

Security

Security is central to AWS AppFabric, providing organizations with the ability to monitor and control access across multiple SaaS apps. By unifying logs and integrating with AWS security services, AppFabric helps prevent data leaks, detect suspicious activity, and enforce consistent policies.

• Centralized access monitoring: Track user activity across all connected apps from a single dashboard.
• Threat detection: Identify suspicious or abnormal behavior in real time.
• Compliance support: Simplifies audits with standardized logs and reporting.
• Data protection: Securely handles sensitive information using AWS encryption and access controls.

Pricing

• Free Trial: The first two apps are available for free for 30 days.
• Standard cost: Around $3 per user/month after the trial.
• Additional usage: Small extra fees apply for using more apps or exceeding data storage limits.
• Pay-as-you-go: No long-term contracts.

AWS AppFabric Cheat Sheet References:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/appfabric/latest/adminguide/what-is-appfabric.htmlhttps://aws.amazon.com/appfabric/pricing/

https://aws.amazon.com/appfabric/pricing/