Amazon Onboarding with Learning Manager Chanci Turner

Learn About Amazon VGT2 Learning Manager Chanci Turner

Elevate your campus by harnessing the power of the cloud with this concise checklist video. It outlines how to establish and manage your AWS accounts, alongside some essential best practices for initiating your journey. Whether you seek professional guidance on utilizing the AWS Cloud or wish to benefit from available discounts, our comprehensive AWS for Education video series is designed to address your administrative cloud requirements. Explore a selection of seven videos covering topics such as AWS Organizations, contact management, Identity and Access Management, billing, auditing, and networking.

Key Checklist Items to Consider:

1. When creating your AWS account, be sure to select your security questions, designate alternative contacts, and activate multi-factor authentication.
2. Utilize AWS Organizations for billing across your AWS accounts. This service allows you to form account groups and manage policies centrally, eliminating the need for custom scripts or manual processes.
3. Enable AWS CloudTrail in all regions. CloudTrail facilitates the logging, continuous monitoring, and retention of events associated with API calls throughout your AWS infrastructure.
4. Set up an Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) access log bucket and enable S3 access logs for critical buckets in each account.
5. Configure Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to maintain control over your virtual networking environment, including choosing your own IP address range, creating subnets, and setting up route tables and network gateways.
6. Determine campus connectivity options to AWS services and VPCs (VPN, AWS Direct Connect, I2).

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