AWS Config

AWS Config is a fully managed service providing resource inventory, configuration history, and change notifications for security and governance. It enables compliance auditing, security analysis, resource tracking, and troubleshooting. This guide covers best practices for implementing Config at enterprise scale.

Key Use Cases

• Multi-account governance: Centralized compliance monitoring across AWS Organizations
• Cost optimization: Strategic resource tracking and recording frequency decisions
• Security compliance: Automated rule evaluation and remediation
• Operational visibility: Resource relationship tracking and change management

Documentation Structure

This guide is organized to follow the typical customer journey:

• Setup and Operations: Initial configuration, recorder settings, and operational best practices
• Multi-Account Management: Enterprise-scale deployment, organizational conformance packs, and compliance evaluation
• Resource Configuration Tracking: Recording strategies, resource types, and relationship management
• Compliance Management: Rules and Packs strategies, custom rules and evaluation, and Systems Manager integration
• Cost Optimization: Cost analysis, optimization strategies, and efficiency improvements