Personal AWS accounts are not approved or supported for use with institutional data at the University of Iowa. ITS-Enterprise Infrastructure manages an enterprise agreement with Amazon and supports the platform.
There are numerous benefits to using a University of Iowa supported AWS account. Examples include:
Data egress charges are waived
Access to our AWS Solutions Architect
HawkID authentication for the AWS console and CLI
Guardrails that help prevent common accidental misconfigurations
Integration with security tools that alert for possible signs of compromised accounts and resources
BAA to support HIPAA workloads
Account charges billed directly using your MFK
Ability to request site-to-site VPN connectivity
Please reach out to us and your local IT staff with any questions or refer to the following support articles to get started.