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Management & Governance

AWS Control Tower

"Set up and govern a secure, multi-account AWS environment."

AWS Control Tower

AWS Control Tower provides the easiest way to set up and govern a secure, multi-account AWS environment, called a Landing Zone. It sits on top of AWS Organizations and automates the setup of best practices.

Key Features

  • Landing Zone: A pre-configured, secure, multi-account environment.
  • Guardrails: High-level rules that provide ongoing governance (Preventive and Detective).
  • Account Factory: Automates the provisioning of new accounts with built-in baselines.
  • Dashboard: Centralized view of compliance across your organization.

Exam Tips

  • "Automate multi-account setup": Answer is Control Tower.
  • "Landing Zone": Answer is Control Tower.
  • "Guardrails": Answer is Control Tower.
  • "Best Practices for Organizations": Control Tower implements these automatically.

Common Use Cases

  • New Organization Setup: Starting with a secure foundation.
  • Governance at Scale: Enforcing policies across hundreds of accounts without manual effort.
  • Quick Account Provisioning: Allowing teams to create compliant accounts via Service Catalog.
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