Terraform- AWS Landing Zone Setup Guidance

Sumit Kumar

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Terraform- AWS Landing Zone Setup Guidance
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2,500
60 mins

An AWS landing zone is a well-architected, multi-account AWS environment that is scalable and secure. It is a starting point from which your organization can quickly launch and deploy workloads and applications with confidence in your security and infrastructure environment.


landing zone typically includes the following components:

  • A centralized identity and access management (IAM) system
  • A network infrastructure that is designed for security and performance
  • A set of core AWS services, such as Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon RDS
  • A set of security controls, such as intrusion detection and prevention systems
  • A process for managing and provisioning resources


AWS offers a number of tools and services that can help you create a landing zone, including:

  • AWS Control Tower: A managed service that automates the setup of a landing zone based on AWS best practices
  • AWS Landing Zone: A collection ofCloudFormation templates that you can use to create a landing zone
  • AWS Well-Architected Framework: A set of best practices for designing, building, and operating reliable and secure cloud applications

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