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:
What Makes Trusted Advisor Powerful
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:
Trusted Advisor configuration is audited by CIS Benchmarks 1.5–3.0 for secure cloud defaults.
Trusted Advisor access controls, encryption, and audit logging map to NIST 800-53 AC, SC, and AU control families.
Trusted Advisor encryption, access control, and logging support PCI DSS for cardholder data environments.
Trusted Advisor security, availability, and confidentiality controls evaluated under SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria.
Trusted Advisor configuration and monitoring controls map to ISO 27001 Annex A information security management.
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