Management

AWS Trusted Advisor

AWS Trusted Advisor inspects your environment and provides real-time recommendations following AWS best practices across cost, security, and performance.

What is Trusted Advisor? (Simple Explanation)

Trusted Advisor is an AWS service in the Management category. AWS Trusted Advisor inspects your environment and provides real-time recommendations following AWS best practices across cost, security, and performance.

When Would You Use This?

  • Cost optimization and waste reduction
  • Security best practice compliance
  • Performance improvement
  • Service limit monitoring

Who Uses Trusted Advisor?

From startups to enterprises, Trusted Advisor powers:

StartupsMid-size CompaniesLarge EnterprisesGovernmentNonprofits

What Makes Trusted Advisor Powerful

7 core checks (Basic/Developer), 125+ (Business/Enterprise)
Organizational multi-account dashboards
Programmatic access via Support API
Automated actions via EventBridge
Prioritized recommendation lists

Services That Work with Trusted Advisor

Trusted Advisor is rarely used alone. It's typically combined with:

Compliance & Security

How AWS Trusted Advisor fits into major compliance standards:

CIS AWS Foundations

Trusted Advisor configuration is audited by CIS Benchmarks 1.5–3.0 for secure cloud defaults.

NIST 800-53

Trusted Advisor access controls, encryption, and audit logging map to NIST 800-53 AC, SC, and AU control families.

PCI DSS 4.0

Trusted Advisor encryption, access control, and logging support PCI DSS for cardholder data environments.

SOC 2

Trusted Advisor security, availability, and confidentiality controls evaluated under SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria.

ISO 27001

Trusted Advisor configuration and monitoring controls map to ISO 27001 Annex A information security management.

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