Scout24 follows an AWS multi-account strategy. This means that for the whole Scout24 group there is not only one AWS account. This has many advantages, but also provides us with many challenges, since every service or tool we build in the scope of the Cloud Platform must be implemented in a way that it supports this strategy. From standardization to access control, let us show you how we achieve a streamlined account management.
11. POP QUIZE
• How long it takes to create an AWS account?
1. Less than 1 minute
2. About 4 hours
3. More than a day
12. Let them do the job!
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• Automation is the key!
• Some things are hard to automate
13. Things you should use
• Cloud Formation
• Stack sets
• Organization IDs
• Custom resources
• SSM
• S3
• Lot’s of Python code (or Go to be more trendy)