Development Roadmap

To provide useful and easy-to-use tool, we will continously work on adding more functionality and improving features.
Our development roadmap is as follows.

Future development schedule

*Please note that the order of release may change accordingly.

Adding new action "EFS: Backup filesystem"

The new action can backup EFS file system using AWS Backup

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API

2024 Roadmap

Adding new action "EC2: Backup instance"
(Released in Nov, 2024)

The new action can backup EC2 instances using AWS Backup

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "EC2: Delete old EBS Snapshots"
(Released in Sep, 2024)

The new action can delete old EBS Snapshots

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Improved job workflows
(Released in Aug, 2024)

Improved usability of changing the order of jobs and triggers in job workflows

  • Improved usability for changing the order of jobs in a job workflow
  • Improved usability for changing triggers in job workflows
Set the start date and time, and then download execution logs
(Released in Aug, 2024)

You're able to set the start date and time, and then download execution logs

  • Filter the execution log by setting the start date and time
  • Add the button to download execution logs
Adding new action "EC2: Delete old AMIs and Snapshots"
(Released in June, 2024)

The new action can delete AMI with specified condition

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "RDS(Aurora): Delete old DB cluster snapshots"
(Released in June, 2024)

The new action can delete DB Snapshot with specified condition

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Add jobs and post-processes import feature to command line tool
(Released in June, 2024)
  • Add the feature to efficiently import exported jobs and exported post-processes into other organizations using the command line tool.
Command line tool to get job and post process information
(Released in February, 2024)
  • Release a command line tool to output job and post process information in JSON or YAML format.
Adding new action "DynamoDB: Backup"
(Released in February, 2024)

The new action can backup DynamoDB table using AWS Backup

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Add organization information tags to AMIs created by the "EC2: Create AMI" action.
(Released in January, 2024)
  • AMIs created using the "EC2: Create AMI" action are now tagged to identify the Cloud Automator organisation.

2023 Roadmap

EBS: Create Snapshot Action Supports multiple tags
(Released in December, 2023)

You can set multiple tags for EBS snapshots created by Cloud Automator

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Tag-copy support for EBS snapshots in "EC2: Copy AMI" action
(Released in December, 2023)

You can set multiple tags for EBS snapshots created by Cloud Automator

  • Copy the tags of the EBS snapshot associated with the source AMI to the destination EBS snapshot
Adding new action "S3: Backup"
(Released in November, 2023)

The new action can backup S3 bucket using AWS Backup

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "EC2: Stop ALL instances"
(Released in September, 2023)

Allows you to stop all EC2 instances in all regions for multiple AWS accounts in a single job

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "ECS: Run task"
(Released in June, 2023)

The new action can Run ECS task

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "ECS: Stop task"
(Released in June, 2023)

The new action can Stop ECS task

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
AWS Account (IAM Role-based) Policy Update Feature
(Released in May, 2023)
  • Easily update policies for AWS accounts (IAM role system) in the operation screen,
    and update policies as needed to support new Cloud Automator features.
User deletion function
(Released in April, 2023)
  • Delete users at operation screen
Adding new action "Compute Engine: Start VM instance"
(Released in February, 2023)

The new action can start VM instance

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "Compute Engine: Stop VM instance"
(Released in February, 2023)

The new action can stop VM instance

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "Lambda: Invoke function"
(Released in February, 2023)

The new action can invoke AWS Lambda function

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API

2022 Roadmap

Started to support Google Cloud, and adding new action "Compute Engine: Create Machine Image"
(Released in November, 2022)

The new action can create machine images from Google Compute Engine VM instances

  • Manage Google Cloud account at operation screen
  • Manage Google Cloud account using REST API
  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "FSx: Create backup"
(Released in November, 2022)

The new action can create backups for Amazon FSx

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "RDS(Aurora): Copy DB cluster snapshot"
(Released in November, 2022)

The new action can copy RDS(Aurora) cluster snapshot to another region

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "Rebuild WorkSpace"
(Released in April, 2022)

The new action can rebuild WorkSpace

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
On demand Trigger Specification Changes
(Released in April, 2022)

Allow On demand triggers to run jobs at any time, instead of immediately after job creation.

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Timer trigger supports monthly repeated day of week
(Released in March, 2022)

Timer trigger supports monthly repeated day of week such as "3rd friday every month"

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "Change RDS(Aurora) instance class"
(Released in February, 2022)

The new action can change RDS(Aurora) instance class

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Adding new action "Change RDS instance class"
(Released in January, 2022)

The new action can change RDS instance class

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API

2021 Roadmap

Support "Status check" for 「EC2: Start instance」
(Released in December, 2021)

"Status check" can be used for completion status of the job

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API
Display instance name for the job execution logs
(Released in August, 2021)

For some actions, the value of the Name tag of the targeted EC2 instance in the job log will be displayed

  • Display in the job execution log
  • Display in the content of post-process notification
Displaying hints for error messages in the job execution log
(Released in July, 2021)

For the error messages displayed when the job fails, the method of handling the problems are displayed as hints in an easy-to-understand manner

  • Display at Job log detail page
  • Display at the notification message in the post process email
Specify Timer trigger skip date
(Released in May, 2021)

In the Timer trigger settings, it allows to specify a skip date when the job will not be executed

  • Setting this item on the operation screen
  • Setting this item using HTTP API
Improvement on execution log search
(Released in May, 2021)

Allow to narrow down the job execution log by more detailed conditions

  • Can narrow down the job execution log by "Execution status" now
Improvement on Group/AWS account management feature
(Released in May, 2021)

Improve Group management and AWS account settings related feature

  • Improvement on operability when creating a new group
  • Improvement on operability of AWS account registration/edit screen
Improvement on job list view
(Released in February, 2021)

Improve operability of the job list view

  • Improvement on screen display speed
  • Improvement on operability of job detailed search
Addition of delay action for specified time
(Released in February, 2021)

At continuous job execution, we added the action to delay subsequent job by specifying the delay time.

  • Setting this action at operation screen
  • Setting this action using REST API

2020 Roadmap

Job duplication
(Released in August, 2020)
  • Duplicate job from job list
  • Check setting differences on job edit screen
Adding new action "WorkSpaces: Reboot WorkSpace"

The new action that can reboot WorkSpaces.

  • Create job by specifying this action on the screen
  • Create job by specifying this action at REST API
Slack integration
(Released in August, 2020)
  • Slack Integration setting
  • Slack Post Process
ELB(ALB/NLB): Register EC2 instances to target group

Register EC2 instances to target group

  • Setting this option on the operation screen
  • Setting this option at REST API
EBS backup monitoring feature
(Released in January, 2020)

Check EBS volume backup status

  • Check regular backup status
  • Confirm the check result on the screen
  • Notify the check results by email
Specifying continuous execution of multiple jobs (workflow)
(Released in January, 2020)

It allows you to specify continuous execution of multiple jobs, such as executing another job after a job execution.

  • Setting of periodic execution workflow by timer trigger
  • Verifying the execution log of continuously executed jobs
Inherit EC2 Instance tags with "EC2: Create AMI" action
(Released in March, 2020)

The EC2 instance tag will be automatically taken over

  • Automatically AMI inherits tags from EC2 instance
  • You can override ineriting tags from EC2 by specifying job configuration
Execution result status check with "EC2: WindowsUpdate" action
(Released in March, 2020)

In this action, the status of the execution result can be checked.

  • Setting this option on the operation screen
  • Setting this option at REST API
Adding new action "WorkSpaces: Start WorkSpace"

The new action that can start WorkSpaces.

  • Create job by specifying this action on the screen
  • Create job by specifying this action at REST API
Adding new trigger that can flexibly specify execution date and time

The new trigger that allows you to flexibly specify job execution date and time has been added, and it flexibly cope with irregular schedules.

  • Create job by specifying this trigger on the screen
  • Create job by specifying this trigger at REST API
Adding new action "RDS: Reboot DB Instances"

The new action that can reboot DB Instances.

  • Create job by specifying this action on the screen
  • Create job by specifying this action at REST API

2019 Roadmap

*Please note that the order of release may change accordingly.

Aurora Action
(Released in January, 2019)

Add Stop/start action for Amazon Aurora

  • Configure the action in console screen
  • Configure the action using REST API
SQS trigger improvement
(Released in May, 2019)

Made improvement to existing SQS trigger

  • Execution right after receiving in the que
  • Simultaneous multiple action execution based on the trigger
Osaka Region partial support
(Released in May, 2019)

You can select Osaka region for following actions

  • Copy AMI across regions
  • Copy DB Snapshot across regions
On-demand execution function for timer trigger
(Released June, 2019)

For timer trigger jobs, we added function to allow user to execute scheduled jobs on-demand.

  • Execute designated jobs in console screen
Support IAM role in AWS account
(Released June, 2019)

By supporting AWS authentication information based on IAM role, it will strengthen the security.

  • AWS account registration in console screen
Adding an option not to perform generation management when creating AMI
(Released August, 2019)

At AMI creation action, it provides a selection option when the generation management is not necessary for created AMI.

  • Option setting at the screen
  • Option setting for REST API
Time zone setting
(Released Oct, 2019)

Enables to select the time zone

  • Select the time zone which to be displayed at operation screen
  • Select the time zone for timer trigger execution date and time
Accept credit card payment
(Released Oct, 2019)
  • Accept credit card payment only for the users from outside of Japan
Ability to add multiple tags to the created image by "Create AMI" action
(Released Oct, 2019)

With the "Create AMI" action, multiple tags can be assigned to the AMI image

  • Multiple tag settings using operation screen
  • Multiple tag setting using REST API
Command execution status check for "Execute command on EC2 instance" action
(Released Dec, 2019)

It enables to check the command execution status by this action

  • Setting this option using operation screen
  • Setting this option using REST API
Log data archive feature
(Released Dec, 2019)

Enable to download variety of log data at monthly unit basis

  • Operation job log
  • Resource operation history
  • Policy log (Config review)
Question/request for implementation
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