AWS Control Tower Reviews & Product Details

AWS Control Tower is a managed service that simplifies the setup and governance of secure, multi-account AWS environments. It automates the creation of a well-architected landing zone, incorporating best practices for security, compliance, and operations. By orchestrating various AWS services, AWS Control Tower enables organizations to establish a standardized and secure cloud environment efficiently. Key Features and Functionality: - Landing Zone: Automates the setup of a secure, multi-account AWS environment based on best practices, including identity management, logging, and security controls. - Account Factory: Provides a configurable account template to standardize the provisioning of new AWS accounts with pre-approved configurations, facilitating consistent and compliant account creation. - Control Catalog: Offers a centralized repository of over 750 preconfigured controls, allowing organizations to enforce governance policies across their AWS environment. These controls include preventive, detective, and proactive measures to maintain compliance and security. - Dashboard: Provides a centralized interface for monitoring the compliance status of accounts and organizational units, offering visibility into noncompliant resources and overall governance posture. Primary Value and Problem Solved: AWS Control Tower addresses the complexity of managing multiple AWS accounts by providing a centralized, automated solution for establishing and maintaining a secure and compliant cloud environment. It reduces the time and effort required to set up multi-account environments, enforces consistent governance policies, and enhances visibility into compliance status. This enables organizations to focus on innovation and business objectives while ensuring their AWS infrastructure adheres to best practices and regulatory requirements.

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Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/5/2019

"AWS one of the very good product"

3.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Control Tower?

AWS is one of the very good product. Security like I much as this gives more control and visibility over the application security which we never get in any of the physical server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Control Tower?

Most dislike is at time of amazon/flipkart fashion sale we face issue of spped and appication access which is our major concern as well.

THere is no solution as amazon always gives first priority to their own server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS Control Tower:

Yes definitely because this is really one of the very good product which we would like to implement and use for forever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Control Tower solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are various problems like application setup at 3rd party level.

Application setup and control access this all probilem we are able to resolved.

AWS tower is really one of the excellent product. There is no question concern about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Akash K.

RPA Developer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/6/2019

"Aws control tower"

4/5

What do you like best about AWS Control Tower?

The way it automates the set-up of a baseline environment,AWS Control Tower automates the set-up of a well-architected multi-account environment based on best practices, and guides you through a step-by-step process to customize Control Tower to your organization Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Control Tower?

It is not of free of cost completely :p Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IC

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/6/2019

"Easy to set up and configure"

4/5

What do you like best about AWS Control Tower?

The best part is that I get a summary of all cloud instances right on the screen. Also, the ease of setting it up and monitoring from the dashboard is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Control Tower?

It is not easy to get familiar with all the elements of the Control Tower, you need to take some training to fully utilize all the features. Needs more intuitive controls. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS Control Tower:

Invest in proper training for the entire AWS Suite, highly recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Control Tower solving and how is that benefiting you?

To monitor virtual instances and troubleshoot any misbehaving instances. Monitoring is very easy once properly trained. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UH

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/6/2019

"It’s works pretty well"

2.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Control Tower?

I enjoy that it reduce IT costs, increase data flexibility, and catalyze digital transformation efforts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Control Tower?

AWS functions primarily as IaaS and doesn’t offer the same level of end-to-end software that its number one competitor does Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.