AWS Resource Access Manager

Question 1

What is the primary function provided by AWS Resource Access Manager?

Answer 1

The main function of AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) is to enable you to securely share your AWS resources with other AWS accounts or within your AWS Organization.

Key capabilities:

Cross-account sharing: Share resources like VPC subnets, Transit Gateways, Route53 Resolver rules, and more with other AWS accounts.

Organization-wide sharing: Easily share resources with all or specific Organizational Units (OUs) in AWS Organizations.

Centralized resource management: Avoid duplicating infrastructure by sharing instead of replicating.

Granular access control: Use IAM policies to define what can be shared and who can access shared resources.

Question 2

What are three use cases for AWS Resource Access Manager?