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How OpsLevel saved us from a cloud runtime headache (in 5 minutes flat)

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How OpsLevel saved us from a cloud runtime headache (in 5 minutes flat)
Kyle Rockman
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April 30, 2025

The Problem: A Familiar AWS Email

If you’ve ever received an email from AWS about deprecated services, you know the feeling. Panic. Confusion. Frustration. That’s exactly what happened to me recently when I received this email:

“We are contacting you as we have identified that your AWS Account currently has one or more AWS Lambda functions using the Node.js 18 runtime.”

The dreaded AWS notification email.

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In the past, this would’ve meant a frustrating slog through all your AWS accounts digging to hunt down the offending Lambda. It’s a common story—and one that usually ends in a lot of wasted time.

The Aha Moment

But this time was different. Why?

Because all our infrastructure is cataloged—including AWS Lambdas—in OpsLevel.

A lightbulb went on… we ingest this stuff into OpsLevel now.

All it took was a quick trip to the Infrastructure Catalog in OpsLevel. Add a filter (resource type: Lambda), and there it was: the offending function.

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A quick search in the infrastructure catalog in OpsLevel was all it took to find the offending function.

The Insight: Context Makes All the Difference

Once the Lambda was located, OpsLevel nicely surfaced tags and relevant metadata. The function was tagged owner: platform, clearly unused (TEST-hello-world), and hadn’t been modified since 2022.

No Slack messages. No tickets. No guesswork.

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Instead of having to deal with the AWS email, I could just pop into the AWS console and... boom, it's gone. Problem solved in 5 minutes.

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The Bigger Picture: Visibility is Power

This might seem like a small win. But saving a few hours of guesswork adds up—especially at scale.

With OpsLevel:

  • You get a centralized view of everything
  • You can easily trace usage and ownership (or lack thereof)
  • You can quickly act on platform risks like deprecated runtimes, outdated components, or security vulnerabilities

Why It Matters

This story of an everyday activity highlights a core truth: modern infrastructure is sprawling. Without the right visibility, small problems turn into long troubleshooting sessions. But with OpsLevel, they turn into 5-minute fixes.

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See how OpsLevel can help you turn days of searching and toil into 5 minute tasks with a custom demo.

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