116. What is RAM (Resource Access Manager)?

In this episode, we discuss AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) and how it can be used to securely share AWS resources like VPC subnets, databases, and SSM parameters across accounts. We explain the benefits of using RAM over other options like resource policies and assumed roles. Some key topics covered include how to get started with RAM, how it works from the resource owner and resource participant side, and common use cases like sharing VPC subnets, Aurora databases, and SSM parameters.

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• Sharing Aurora Databases with RAM (Conor Maher's article): https://fourtheorem.com/using-aws-resource-access-manager-for-development/
• Blog post "VPC Lattice: The Future of AWS Networking Explained": https://fourtheorem.com/vpc-lattice/
• Our previous episode dedicated to VPC Lattice: https://awsbites.com/88-what-is-vpc-lattice/
• VPC Lattice sample code base: https://github.com/fourTheorem/vpc-lattice-demo
• Sharing AWS Systems Manager Parameters official announcement: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/02/aws-systems-manager-parameter-store-cross-account-sharing/
• Official documentation for what can be shared with RAM: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ram/latest/userguide/shareable.html

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