As organizations increasingly prioritize cloud-native architectures and strict compliance standards, observability must evolve to meet the moment. Today, we’re excited to announce that IBM Instana Observability now supports AWS PrivateLink - allowing customers to monitor AWS workloads securely and privately, with significantly lower exposure and network costs. 
 
📘 Want full setup instructions? Check out the detailed AWS Blog Post here → https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ibm-redhat/reduce-network-costs-and-secure-observability-with-ibm-instana-and-aws-privatelink/  

What is AWS PrivateLink? 

AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between your Amazon VPCs and services such as Instana SaaS—keeping your telemetry data (traces, metrics, logs) completely off the public internet. PrivateLink uses Elastic Network Interfaces (ENIs) to create interface endpoints that securely route traffic through AWS’s backbone infrastructure.

Why Use PrivateLink with Instana? 

Combining AWS PrivateLink and IBM Instana unlocks several key benefits for customers running regulated, distributed, or mission-critical workloads: 

• End-to-end private observability — No public IPs or internet exposure 

• In-Region and Cross-Region support — Monitor workloads across any AWS region 

• High-performance data ingestion — Uses AWS’s low-latency backbone 

• Compliance-ready — Aligns with strict data residency and industry regulations 

• Lower cost — Based on early customer deployments, network egress fees are reduced by 70–90% compared to NAT gateways

How to Get Started?

The setup process is simple and well-documented. To use AWS PrivateLink with Instana, you’ll: 

1. Request AWS PrivateLink setup via IBM Support 

2. Identify your Instana endpoint service name 

3. Create a VPC Interface Endpoint (via AWS Console or CLI) 

4. Submit for approval 

5. Verify metrics via the AWS Monitoring tab 

You can find the detailed walkthrough—including screenshots and CLI commands—here: 

👉 Read the AWS Blog Post → https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ibm-redhat/reduce-network-costs-and-secure-observability-with-ibm-instana-and-aws-privatelink/  

Where Is It Available? 

AWS PrivateLink for Instana is currently available in: 

• eu-west-1 (Ireland) 

• ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo) 

We’re actively working to expand coverage. Additional regions, including Singapore, and GovCloud, are part of our 2025 roadmap for new SaaS deployments.  

You can track availability on the IBM SaaS Availability Tracker: https://w3.ibm.com/software/saas-availability/#/ or in the public documentation here.

💬 Have questions or want to share feedback? 

Leave a comment below or open a case via IBM Support: https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/  

🧭 Ready to try it out? 

Head to the AWS Marketplace for IBM Instana: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/search/results?searchTerms=Instana