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In case you are studying this weblog, there’s a excessive likelihood you steadily use the AWS Administration Console. I taught AWS courses for years. Throughout courses, college students’ first hands-on expertise with the AWS Cloud occurred on the console, and I guess yours did too.
Till right now, the house web page of the console confirmed your most just lately used providers and a set of static hyperlinks organized in sections, akin to Getting Began with AWS, Construct a Resolution, or Discover AWS with hyperlinks to coaching programs. Nevertheless, we discovered from our information that their utilization could be very totally different relying in your profile. You additionally instructed us it’s cumbersome and time-consuming to navigate to totally different elements of the console to get an outline of necessary data for you.
We listened to your suggestions, and I’m completely happy to announce a redesigned house web page for the AWS Administration Console. This new house web page expertise consists of dynamic content material, may be custom-made, and consists of information from a number of AWS Areas.
The screenshot beneath reveals the default view of this new console house web page:
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The brand new Console Dwelling is fabricated from widgets. I’ll select which widget to show on the web page and the place to incorporate it. I’ll use the actions within the Actions drop all the way down to customise my house web page. I’ll transfer and prepare widgets on the house web page to prepare the content material as I would like. Once I click on on the three little dots on the widget title bar, I’ll select to take away the widget or resize it. I’ve the selection between Common view and Prolonged view. |
At launch, the console offers eight widgets, and we are going to add extra over time. Three widgets present me with static hyperlinks to discover ways to construct an answer or to discover AWS (Welcome to AWS, Construct a Resolution and Discover AWS). The opposite 5 are dynamic; their content material depends upon the utilization of AWS by my functions and infrastructure:
- AWS Well being: this widget offers data on necessary occasions and modifications
- Value and utilization: this widget offers an outline of service prices, with a break down per AWS service.
- Favorites: this widget reveals a listing of providers that I’ve bookmarked
- Just lately visited: this widget offers the record of high just lately visited providers
- Trusted Advisor: this widget offers suggestions to comply with AWS greatest practices
As typical, we take note of the significance of not disturbing current workflows and habits. You should utilize the brand new Console Dwelling after opt-in. You’ll be able to revert again to the previous console house with a easy click on.
This new Console Dwelling is step one to deliver you extra related content material on this very first web page you see each day. Keep tuned for extra.
The brand new Console Dwelling is offered right now in all AWS Areas at no further value. Go and customise your console homepage right now.
