Create an AWS-Importer plugin

[jcendava]

Prize Category

Best Model

Story

As an IF user, I want to be able use an IF plugin to retrieve utilisation metrics from AWS Cloud resources and services that can then be used within the Impact Framework.

Rationale

This will address the current limitation of IF having a Azure-only importer and enable AWS users to retrieve observations of AWS resources via CloudWatch (or similar APIs) and pipeline that utilisation data into other IF models. As suggested here (#30)

Scope

Creation of new IF plugin
Creation of README documentation to describe the AWS configuration prerequisites, plugin configuration, input and output parameters.

Impact

5/5

Implementation Guidelines

• This model MUST conform to the IF model plugin interface
• The model MUST return metadata about the application and usage data (e.g. CPU-util, RAM-used, etc) similar to the [azure importer]
• The model MUST return data in the expected units (kWh, seconds, GB...)
• The model MUST accept duration in units of seconds an input.
• The model MUST initially support VM and Storage resources types.
• The model SHOULD be written in Typescript
• The model SHOULD allow future updates to support a wider set of resource types
• The model MUST have unit tests that demonstrate correct execution
• The model MUST have documentation in the form of a README that explains how to use.
• The documentation SHOULD clarify which resources and services are currently supported by the model.

Difficulty

3/5

This submission forms part of a group of ideas supporting formatting Endava's Fraud Detection Tool SCI case-study into an Impact Framework solution.