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There are several good strategic reasons for having multiple accounts tethered to a single AWS environment. For security, governance, and scalability purposes, it is ideal to have a number of accounts working together in an environment for the various employees to have access. Ideally, the following should be incorporated into the environment to make the most of what AWS can offer.
Having a good DevOps loop is crucial for the continuous life cycle of a given application. Until an application project is abandoned, from the moment it is successfully launched, application maintenance is a vicious cycle of gathering user data, adding features, resolving bugs and kinks, and subsequently releasing. AWS does have the capacity to support this, but it’s fairly complex maximizing that efficiency.
Ideally, optimization of an AWS environment should be a one-and-done task, but there are plenty of risk factors to consider and sufficient room to forget. High risk issues (HRIs) are architectural and operational decisions that could very easily negatively impact how a business works. Even with in-house help with the automated assistant tools, it is best practice to have manual third-party help to best optimize for individual needs and requirements the business may have.
Along with other marketing tools, AWS Pinpoint is a solution to better allow for multi-channel marketing. It is designed to work with current channels of communication and offers flexibility in its application. It is everything needed for campaigns, tracking customer interaction, and utilizing data to improve marketing efforts.
AWS solutions can accomplish a variety of problems and tasks including IT needs. Even smaller businesses that have a more limited scope that their businesses cover can look to find some way to upgrade their business operations through what Amazon has to offer. Though it may be intimidating and difficult to adapt to, there is more than enough reason to adopt AWS.
The Amazon Cloud can help alleviate most issues involving transitioning the cloud. Businesses of any scope can hope to build solutions that are scalable and adaptable to their industry of work. Smaller or minority-owned businesses may still struggle to stand out among bigger companies or make an AWS environment as efficient as possible with fewer funds to spend. To alleviate these burdens, Amazon has the Think Big With Small Business program available through their Public Sector partnership program.
The AWS Think Big for Small Business Program is an outreach program designed to provide small and/or minority-owned public sector organizations support in the form of business intelligence, technical expertise, and marketing strategies. With cloud-based solutions and experience, various public institutions globally have seen continued success in government, educational, and nonprofit sectors. While the funding provided can help significantly to meet business objectives, the expertise on navigating the cloud and how to extend outwards towards customers is just as critical.
As newer users adopt the AWS cloud, it can be difficult to watch for issues and resolve them as needed. AWS Systems Manager grants better visibility over the AWS environment by clustering resources, providing legible and usable data based on performance, and actions to take that abide by AWS compliance requirements and best practices. This service provides everything management needs to evaluate the cloud and ensure continued functionality.
The AWS Well-Architected Framework is a comprehensive set of standards that serve as best practices to enhance efficiency, stability, security, and resilience within the AWS platform. These standards are known to be quite challenging to meet, underscoring the importance of seeking assistance from third-party experts to conduct a thorough review of your infrastructure. Additionally, Amazon offers a range of tools to assist in validating that your environment aligns with these stringent standards. By adhering to the AWS Well-Architected Framework, businesses can ensure their cloud architecture is optimized for success and longevity.
At the time of writing, AllCode recently entered AWS’ Think Big for Small Business Program, granting us better reach in the public sector. This article is meant to review what that means for our potential clients and how they can benefit from working with partners of the Think Big for Small Business Program.