AWS CloudShell

A simple but cool announcement from AWS — AWS CloudShell. A tool for ad-hoc AWS management via CLI directly in your browser.

I like when AWS releases something simple to understand and yet powerful.
So it is not another DevOps Guru, believe me :)

Yes, this is similar to the shells that GCE and Azure have.
No, you can’t access your instances from it, so it’s not a jump server (bastion host).
Yes, it has AWS CLI and other tools pre-installed. Even Python and Node.js.
No, you can’t (well, you can, but should not) use it as an alternative to the day-to-day console on your laptop.
Yes, you can manage all resources from that shell as much as your IAM permissions allow you (even with SSO, which is pretty cool).
No, it does not support Docker.
Yes, you have 1 GB of permanent storage and the ability to transfer files in and out.