How to Organize Your Accounts in AWS

By David Blocher

Exploring the best tools and practices around managing multiple AWS accounts.

3 hours
  • 21 Lessons
  • 1 Hands-On Lab
  • 1 Course Quiz

About the course

In this course, we will explore the best AWS tools and practices for managing multiple accounts. Whether you are only starting to consider transitioning to a multi-account structure or you are looking for guidance on how to optimize your current multi-account structure, this course will guide you through the theory and practice of managing a healthy multi-account ecosystem in AWS.

  • Chapter 1 4 Lessons Introduction 10:39

    Course Introduction

    0:58

    Introducing AWS Accounts

    3:16

    Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Multiple Accounts

    3:49

    A Note on Following Along

    2:36
  • Chapter 2 5 Lessons AWS Organizations 42:20

    Introducing AWS Organizations

    7:30

    Demo: Creating and Adding Accounts to Your Organization

    7:46

    Getting to Know Service Control Policies

    12:31

    Understanding Tag Policies

    10:45

    Reviewing AWS Organizations

    3:48
  • Chapter 3 4 Lessons Multi-Account Access Management 25:08

    Understanding Federated Access

    2:25

    Exploring Identity Federation in AWS

    3:30

    Demo: Implementing AWS SSO

    10:09

    Sharing Resources across Accounts

    9:04
  • Chapter 4 6 Lessons Advanced Account Management with AWS Control Tower 1:01:04

    Introducing AWS Control Tower

    7:38

    Demo: Enrolling Accounts in Your Landing Zone

    8:29

    Exploring Guardrails in AWS Control Tower

    8:42

    Exploring Log Consolidation

    3:44

    Triggering Events with CloudTrail Logs

    30:00 Hands-On Lab

    Reviewing AWS Control Tower

    2:31
  • Chapter 5 3 Lessons Conclusion 37:14

    Course Summary

    5:56

    Conclusion and What’s Next

    1:18

    How to Organize Your Accounts in AWS

    30:00 Quiz

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

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