Plan your AWS account governance structure - AWS Account Management
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Plan your AWS account governance structure

This information is about planning your AWS account governance structure if you signed up for AWS using Sign up for AWS (advanced) or if you activated advanced features for your account. To compare sign-up options, see Compare sign-up options.

Although you might have started your AWS journey with a single account, AWS recommends that you set up multiple accounts as your workloads grow in size and complexity. Whether you are a medium business or a large enterprise, you'll want to create a governance structure plan that will ensure your data and your workload needs are met.

This section covers the benefits and governance services available in AWS to help enable a multi-account governance structure.

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