AWS Cloud Governance

Challenge

AWS Organizations provides a robust framework for managing multiple AWS accounts, enabling organizations to streamline operations, enforce policies, and optimize resource utilization. Rearc leveraged AWS Organizations for a Fortune 250 customer to establish a scalable organizational structure, implement a hierarchical OU model, and enforce SCPs for the customer to achieve enhanced governance and operational excellence.

Solution

• OU Structure: automated creation and management of account creation to mirror the organizational structure of the customer.
• SCPs: SCPs were applied at various levels of the OU hierarchy; reduced exposure by restricting services, enforced standard tagging, etc.
• Governance: centralized management and enforcement of policies across the organization mitigating risk and ensuring compliance.

Outcome

• Granular control over resource provisioning and access led to optimized resource utilization and cost savings, reducing operational overheads.
• By enforcing strict access controls and security policies, the customer fortified its cloud infrastructure against potential threats and vulnerabilities, safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining customer trust.
• The scalable nature of the solution allowed the customer to adapt effortlessly to evolving business requirements, supporting rapid growth and innovation without compromising on security or compliance.