AWS IAM Identity Centeris a cloud service that allows you to grant your users access to AWS resources, such as Amazon EC2 instances, across multiple AWS accounts. By default, AWS IAM Identity Center now provides a directory that you can use to create users, organize them in groups, and set...
In a previous post,How to Use Service Control Policies in AWS Organizations to Enforce Healthcare Compliance in Your AWS Account, we reviewed how to create and manage SCPs andOrganizational Units(OU) within an organization. In this post, I show how to use SCPs for access control in Organiza...
it is also possible to create an IAM Identity Center instance that is local to an individual AWS account, which can be useful in test environments or for proofs of concept. Throughout this walkthrough, we will be assuming that your AWS Organization has a single IAM ...
If your organization has an existing identity system, you might want to create a single sign-on (SSO) option. SSO gives users access to the AWS Management Console for your account without requiring them to have an IAM user identity. SSO also eliminates the need for users to sign in to yo...
To create a workspace in an account that is already a member of an AWS organization, IAM Identity Center must be enabled in the management account of the organization. If you enabled IAM Identity Center in the management account before November 25, 2019, you must also enable IAM Identity Cent...
Focusing on the pillar of operational excellence, AWS has defined five design principles that spread across the areas of“organization,”“prepare,”“operate,” and “evolve.” The five Operational Excellence design principles: 1. Perform operations as code.The beauty of the cloud is that you ...
A database is a critical piece of software for any organization. It stores data and allows users to access and modify it as needed. Many different databases are available, like AWS' Amazon RDS or Microsoft's Azure, so deciding which is suitable for your organization can be challenging. This...
just because it is more familiar, doesn’t mean it is more important than the area of organization. Without having proper organization in your business and processes, it would be very difficult to address the other three areas required to fulfill your business' strategy. AWS has broken this ar...
How to create an incident response playbook The following key steps go into building an effective incident response playbook that works well for your organization: Step 1. Consider using existing playbooks and frameworks Review publicly available incident response playbooks to see which activities they...
Research has shown that investing in a CRM system can lead to a $9 return for every $1 invested. However, to achieve these results, you need to build a CRM system that meets your organization’s specific needs. While off-the-shelf CRM solutions may sound promising, 70% of implementati...