Building an AWS Landing Zone from Scratch in Six Weeks
AWS Architecture BlogBuilding an AWS Landing Zone from Scratch in Six WeeksbyAnnik Stahl| on17 MAY 2019| inArchitecture,AWS WAF,Elastic Load Balancing,Intermediate (200),Networking & Content Delivery,Security, Identity, & Compliance|Permalink|ShareIn an effort to deliver a simpler, smarter, and more unified experience on its website, theUK’s Ministry of Justiceand its Lead Technical Architect, James Abley, created a bespoke AWS Landing Zone, a pre-defined template for an AWS account or infrastructure. And they did it in six weeks.Supporting 33 agencies and public bodies, and making sure they all work together, the Ministry of Justice is at the heart of the United Kingdom’s justice system. Its task is to look after all parts of the justice system, including the courts, prisons, probation services, and legal aid, striving to bring the principles of justice to life for everyone in society.In aThis Is My Architecture video, shot at 2018 re:Invent in Las Vegas, James talks with AWS Solutions Architect, Simon Treacy, about the importance of delivering a consistent experience to his website’s customers, a mix of citizen and internal legal aid agency case workers.Utilizing a number of AWS services, James walks us through the user experience, and he why decided to putAWS CloudFrontandAWS Web Application Firewall(WAF) up front to improve the security posture of the ministry’s legacy applications and extend their lifespan. James also explained how he split traffic between two availability zones, usingAWS Elastic Load Balancing(ELB) to provide higher availability and resilience, which will help with zero downtime deployment later on.*Check out moreThis Is My Architecturevideos on YouTube.TAGS:cloudfront,ELB,Landing zone,This Is My Architecture,WAFAnnik StahlAnnik Stahl is a Senior Program Manager in AWS, specializing in blog and magazine content. Having been the face of Microsoft Office for 10 years as the Crabby Office Lady columnist, she loves getting to know her customers and wants to hear from you.
In an effort to deliver a simpler, smarter, and more unified experience on its website, the UK’s Ministry of Justice and its Lead Technical Architect, James Abley, created a bespoke AWS Landing Zone, a pre-defined template for an AWS account or infrastructure. And they did it in six weeks. Supporting 33 agencies and public bodies, […]
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