What is AWS Organizations?
AWS Organizations is a service for central management and governance of multiple AWS accounts. It enables consolidated billing, policy-based controls with Service Control Policies (SCPs), and automated account creation.
For enterprises with multiple teams or projects, Organizations provides the necessary structure for isolation, cost allocation, and central security controls.
Core Features
- Consolidated Billing: One invoice for all accounts with volume discounts
- Service Control Policies (SCPs): Central governance policies across accounts
- Organizational Units (OUs): Hierarchical grouping of accounts
- Account Factory: Automated account creation with AWS Control Tower
- Delegated Administration: Delegation of service management to member accounts
Typical Use Cases
Multi-Account Strategy: Separation of workloads into separate accounts for isolation, compliance, and cost allocation. Typical structure: Production, Staging, Development, Shared Services.
Central Security: SCPs prevent risky actions in all accounts, e.g., disabling CloudTrail or using unapproved regions.
Cost Management: Consolidated Billing aggregates usage for volume discounts. Cost Allocation Tags enable assignment to projects or teams.
Benefits
- Free to use, no additional charges
- Volume discounts through aggregated usage
- Central governance without manual account configuration
- Integration with AWS Control Tower for Landing Zones
Integration with innFactory
As an AWS Reseller, innFactory supports you with AWS Organizations: We help with multi-account strategy, OU structure and SCP design, and setting up AWS Control Tower Landing Zones.
Typical Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AWS Organizations?
AWS Organizations is a service for central management of multiple AWS accounts. It enables consolidated billing, policy-based controls, and automated account creation for enterprise-scale governance.
What are Service Control Policies (SCPs)?
SCPs are policies that define maximum permissions for all accounts in an organization or Organizational Unit. They enable central governance controls like preventing certain regions or services.
What does AWS Organizations cost?
AWS Organizations is free. You only pay for AWS resources used in individual accounts. Consolidated Billing also offers volume discounts across all accounts.
What is an Organizational Unit (OU)?
OUs are containers for grouping accounts within an organization. They enable hierarchical policy application, e.g., different SCPs for production, development, and sandbox accounts.