Enabling Scalable, Secure Cloud Governance for a Global Retail Chain
Client Overview
- Client - U.S.-Based Convenience Store Chain
- Industry - Retail – Convenience Stores
- Table DataGeography - Global
- Client - U.S.-Based Convenience Store Chain Industry Retail – Convenience Stores Table DataGeography Global Solution AWS Control Tower Implementation | Cloud Governance | Infrastructure as Code
- A leading U.S. convenience store chain with a growing global footprint faced increasing complexity in managing its AWS environment. The client sought to modernize and govern its multi-account cloud infrastructure in a secure, scalable, and auditable manner—while accelerating their cloud adoption journey.
Business Challenges
The client’s legacy cloud setup presented multiple operational and governance gaps:
- Flat Organizational Structure: Only two OUs (Prod, Non-Prod), lacking logical segmentation for sandbox, security, or shared services environments.
- Manual Account Provisioning: Inconsistent tagging, naming standards, and baseline configurations due to absence of automation.
- Decentralized Logging & Monitoring: Dispersed audit trails and lack of centralized observability.
- Fragmented Security Posture: No unified deployment of AWS Security Hub or GuardDuty across accounts.
- Lack of Infrastructure as Code: Manual execution of critical governance tasks led to inefficiencies, configuration drift, and increased risk exposure.
Codincity’s Solution
Codincity deployed AWS Control Tower as the foundation for centralized governance, automation, and security across the client’s AWS landscape.
Automated Multi-Account Provisioning
- Established Production, Non-Production, Sandbox, Shared Services, and Security OUs.
- Enforced preventive, detective, and proactive guardrails at the OU level in alignment with AWS best practices.
- Implemented region-level restrictions for enhanced compliance and control.
Automated Multi-Account Provisioning
- Enabled Account Factory with Terraform-based automation for consistent, scalable account creation.
- All accounts automatically inherited security guardrails, SCPs, and governance policies.
Centralized Security & Compliance Operations
- Deployed AWS Security Hub and Amazon GuardDuty across all accounts with 300+ detective controls.
- Established a centralized audit account aggregating alerts and findings across the environment.
Unified Logging & Observability
- Centralized CloudTrail, AWS Config, and VPC Flow Logs into a dedicated Log Archive account.
- Enabled long-term log retention and simplified audit workflows.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Codified Control Tower configurations, SCPs, and policies via Terraform for consistent, repeatable deployments.
Business Impact
- Governance Maturity Enforced consistent policies across environments, reducing risk and operational drift.
- Security Enhancement Enabled continuous monitoring and proactive threat detection across all accounts.
- Operational Agility Accelerated account provisioning and reduced manual overhead with IaC automation.
- Audit-Readiness Achieved centralized logging, faster incident response, and compliance assurance.
- Scalability & Standardization Laid a strong foundation for cloud expansion with standardized, automated governance.
Results
Codincity’s strategic implementation of AWS Control Tower transformed the client’s fragmented cloud environment into a governed, secure, and scalable enterprise-grade architecture. By leveraging automation, policy-based governance, and centralized visibility, the client accelerated its cloud maturity—ensuring regulatory alignment, operational efficiency, and a strong platform for global growth.
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