AWS Control Tower

Imagine working for a large enterprise with several applications deployed on the AWS cloud and many different teams working on them. Management and governance of such a system can become complicated and slow in the presence of several AWS accounts that we need to untangle and manage.

AWS Control Tower is one such service that helps us govern an expansive multi-account cloud infrastructure, following the prescriptive AWS best practices.

Introduction to AWS Control Tower

AWS Control Tower is an AWS tool we can use to set up and securely govern an expansive multi-account AWS cloud infrastructure based on the prescriptive AWS best practices.

It is designed for enterprises looking to build and manage AWS environments in a scalable and efficient manner. Here are some key features of the AWS Control Tower service:

Landing zone

The landing zone is one of the most important and primary features of the AWS Control Tower service. A landing zone is a pre-configured, secure, multi-account AWS environment that is set up based on AWS best practices. A landing zone acts as a baseline setup of AWS accounts and resources that form the foundation of our AWS environment. It provides a structured and standardized environment for our AWS workloads and resources.

A landing zone is set up like a multi-account structure with the help of ...