Establishing the Right Account Structure
A successful financial operations (FinOps) practice begins with the right foundation. With Amazon Web Services (AWS), the organization of your AWS accounts constitutes that foundation. In this chapter, we’ll explore ways to establish your account structure. In subsequent chapters, we’ll see how an account structure directly impacts your ability to implement successful FinOps practices such as inventory management, governance and control, auditability, and reporting.
But first, we’ll learn about the various AWS tools that can help structure your AWS accounts, including AWS Organizations. This is the foundation that will direct how successful your FinOps efforts will be over time. We’ll then conclude with a brief look at how billing works for a multi-account AWS Organization.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- Establishing an operating model
- Creating a multi-account...