Multi-Account and Multi-Region Data Aggregation with AWS Config

Many companies and organizations have moved past a single account structure and have multiple accounts and organizational units powered by AWS Organizations. You can collect all the compliance data and account configurations using an aggregator.

An aggregator in AWS Config is a type of resource that allows you to collect compliance data and configurations if you have any of the following scenarios:

If you have only a single account but need a multi-region setup then you need to use an aggregator to collect the data in all regions and present a unified view.

If you have multiple accounts and multiple regions and you want to present the findings in a unified view, then an aggregator can collect the information from all the accounts and store it in a single location.

If you are running your accounts via AWS organizations and you want to assemble all the data, then using the aggregator makes finding trends across...