Five tools for providing remote support for cloud apps
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Five tools for providing remote support for cloud apps
Five tools for providing remote support for cloud apps
Cloud and mobile devices go hand-in-hand, with the cloudrnpowering many of the most popular mobile apps. For the highly mobile IT supportrnworker, the tables can be turned, with mobile devices doing anything fromrnchecking logs to restarting crashed services. Thanks to nearly ubiquitousrnwireless access, these tasks can be performed whether you’re on the bus or onrnthe beach.
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AWS Console (Free; Android and iOS)
AWS Console (Free; Android and iOS)
When you think of the cloud, it’s nearly impossible not tornthink of Amazon and its portfolio of cloud offerings. AWS Console,rnan app delivered by Amazon, provides a fairly comprehensive mobilernrepresentation of its web-based management console.
Google Admin Console (Free; Android and iOS)
Google Admin Console (Free; Android and iOS)
Like most management apps,rnfunctionality is somewhat limited. But having a way to perform key tasks from arnsmartphone instantly might save you from otherwise frustrated users.
Nezumi for Heroku (On sale for $4.99 on iOS / $9.99 Android)
Nezumi for Heroku (On sale for $4.99 on iOS / $9.99 Android)
Similar to the AWS Console, Nezumi providesrnsmartphone and tablet-based administration for Heroku-based cloud applications.rnFor the uninitiated, Heroku provides similar services to Amazon’s cloud, but atrna higher level of abstraction, allowing you to “push” applicationsrndirectly to Heroku without worrying about the technical issues like operatingrnsystem, load balancer, etc.
Nezumi for Heroku (On sale for $4.99 on iOS / $9.99 Android)
Nezumi for Heroku (On sale for $4.99 on iOS / $9.99 Android)
From an administrative standpoint, Nezumi provides all therntools you’d conceivably need to administer an existing Heroku application,rnincluding a console tool that lets you execute any arbitrary command. Whilerndealing with a keyboard-intensive console on a smartphone is never fun, in arnpinch, Nezumi might save your afternoon on the beach.
Server Auditor (Free; Android and iOS)
Server Auditor (Free; Android and iOS)
Despite a somewhat clunky userrninterface, Server Auditor provides access to esoteric function keys and other optimizationsrnsome SSH and Telnet clients miss.
Mandrill (Free; Android and iOS)
Mandrill (Free; Android and iOS)
The Mandrill app offers greatrngraphical eye candy for a quick overview of message volumes, and it allows yournto view details of individual emails sent by the service, which is useful forrndebugging a lost message.
