AWS Data Landing Zone

AWS Data Landing Zone

AWS Data Landing Zone is a professional services solution designed to establish a solid and scalable foundation for data management on AWS. It enables greenfield implementations or adaptation of existing environments to facilitate data access, governance, and consumption across the organization.

What You Should Know

The AWS Data Landing Zone leverages AWS Control Tower, AWS DataZone, and Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio to deliver a multi-account, governed, and scalable data environment. It supports advanced architectures like Data Mesh and integrates with internal and external data sources.

What is Amazon DataZone

Amazon DataZone is a data management service that enables cataloging, governance, and sharing of data across departments. It supports metadata generation using GenAI and facilitates secure and audited access to data assets.

Benefits

Centralized and unified data governance

Audited access control and data policies

Metadata generation using GenAI

Simplified data integration (ETLs)

Access to analytics, ML/AI, and GenAI tools

Data lineage and quality

Reduced data replication and time to access

Scalable and modular architecture

Integrators

The solution integrates with AWS services such as AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, IAM Identity Center, CloudTrail, Config, S3, Glue, DataZone, SageMaker, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, and X-Ray. It also supports hybrid connectivity using Amazon VPC, Direct Connect, and VPN.

Use Cases

Organizations starting their data journey on AWS
Companies needing to normalize or modernize their AWS data approach
Enterprises aiming to govern and share data across departments
Hybrid environments requiring data integration
Teams pursuing advanced analytics, ML/AI, or GenAI initiatives

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How GFT Helps Implement AWS DataZone

GFT begins with a discovery phase to understand the client’s needs, identify stakeholders, and define the project scope. This includes:

Presenting AWS DataZone concepts.
Assessing the current infrastructure.
Defining an integration strategy with internal and external services.

GFT deploys the solution using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and integrates key AWS services such as:

AWS Control Tower for multi-account setup and governance.
AWS DataZone for data cataloging and governance.
Amazon SageMaker Studio for ML/AI and GenAI enablement.
Additional services like AWS Glue, IAM, CloudTrail, Config, CloudWatch, and X-Ray.

After implementation, GFT ensures:

Delivery of tailored technical documentation.
Workshops to train the client’s internal teams.
Handover sessions and project closure.

GFT applies AWS security best practices:

Enabling MFA, CloudTrail, Config, and Service Control Policies (SCPs).
Secure access via IAM Identity Center and temporary roles.
Continuous monitoring and alerting with CloudWatch.

GFT identifies and mitigates risks such as:

Compliance with regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
Technical limitations and scalability issues.
Integration with on-premise systems.
Knowledge gaps in the client’s team.

GFT consultants hold certifications such as:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
AWS Certified Data Analytics.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
AWS Certified Machine Learning (optional).

Faster access to trusted data.
Improved data quality and governance.
Scalable and future-proof data architecture.
Accelerated AWS adoption with best practices.

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