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AWS Control Tower

Multi-account landing zone setup

Automatically sets up and manages a best-practice multi-account landing zone on AWS Organizations: log/audit accounts, IAM Identity Center, guardrails (controls) as SCPs and Config rules, and Account Factory for creating new accounts.

  • Cost$ Low
  • Difficulty●●●●●
  • Costs money when idle?A little
  • Managed by AWS
  • In examsCLF · SAA · SOA

Scope: Account (per Organization, multiple Regions)

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Think of it asLike a developer who builds the roads, power, and community rules for a new neighborhood before residents move in.

When to use it

✓ Use it when

Companies starting to use many accounts that need standardized governance.

✗ Avoid it when

Just a few simple accounts → Organizations manually.

Common uses

  • Set up a multi-account environment for an enterprise
  • Create new accounts with guardrails pre-attached
  • Detect configuration drift

What does it cost?

  • Pricing model: No separate charge; you pay for underlying services such as Config, CloudTrail, and S3.

Reference prices for us-east-1, updated October 14, 2026; they may have changed. Always check the AWS pricing page.

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SAA-C03 study guide

Control Tower is covered in these study modules:

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