Problem solved

DevOps engineers and developers using AWS Fargate for containerized workloads often struggle with the manual effort required to schedule tasks, monitor their success, and implement self-healing mechanisms. Native AWS tools like EventBridge and CloudWatch require intricate configuration and lack a unified management plane. Fortem solves this by providing an all-in-one control plane that automates scheduling, continuously monitors task health, and automatically takes corrective actions—reducing operational overhead and improving reliability.

Use cases

• Scheduling daily data ETL jobs that run on Fargate at specific times
• Running periodic health checks for external services via serverless tasks
• Automatically restarting failed Fargate tasks to ensure continuous processing
• Managing cron-based batch workloads with dependency chains
• Centralized monitoring and alerting for multiple Fargate task fleets
• Cost optimization by scheduling resource-intensive tasks during off-peak hours

Audience

• Developers
• Enterprise
• Startups

Pros

• Simplifies ECS Fargate task orchestration
• Built-in scheduling and self-healing capabilities
• Centralized monitoring and alerting dashboard
• Reduces need for custom scripting and manual AWS config
• Potential cost optimization features

Cons

• Vendor lock-in to Fortem for critical workflows
• Additional cost on top of AWS infrastructure
• Limited to AWS Fargate; no multi-cloud support