Scaling to New Heights: AWS Control Tower & The Road to Well-Architected Bliss
Almost every enterprise host its workload in the cloud. How many accounts should they have and how to organise them is a question everyone will have a different answer for. In this article I will go into the details of AWS account management, showcasing how AWS Control Tower can be the tool for navigating the vast cloud landscape. With the ever increasing need for scalable, secure and compliant infrastructure, the question isn’t just about having multiple accounts, but also managing, monitoring and governing them effectively.
By aligning to the AWS Well-Architected Framework and offering inherent security benefits Control Tower emerges as the tool for enterprises drowning in the complexities of cloud governance. So whether you are a startup taking baby steps in the cloud or a conglomerate with extensive AWS footprint, understanding Control Tower’s prowess can be your roadmap to a streamlined and secure cloud journey.
At its core, AWS Control Tower is a service that automates the setup of a landing zone, a multi-account AWS environment. It establishes a blueprint of best practices, setting up AWS Organisation, enabling centralised logging with AWS Cloud Trail and configuring cross-account access with AWS IAM identity Center, previously (SSO).
