Enabling Self Service for Cloud Custodian policies on AWS using AWS Service Catalog

This article discusses how to enable self-service for Cloud Custodian policies on AWS using AWS Service Catalog. Cloud Custodian is an open-source tool for managing cloud environments and ensuring compliance with security policies, tag policies, resource cleanup, and cost management.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Overview of the solution architecture
• Prerequisites for implementing the solution
• Step-by-step instructions for deploying the infrastructure, adding Custodian policies, creating Service Catalog products, and testing the provisioned Custodian policies
• Cleanup steps to terminate the deployed resources
• Conclusion highlighting the benefits of self-service for defining compliance requirements and empowering users to manage their cloud resources.