Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Why AWS

AWS is the world's largest cloud platform for MSPs, offering EC2, S3, RDS, and 200+ services. With CSP billing via Pax8, it enables scalable IaaS/PaaS, cost optimization, and hybrid cloud — backed by global reliability.

• EC2 & Lambda: Virtual servers and serverless compute with auto-scaling.
• S3 Storage: Durable object storage with lifecycle policies and encryption.
• Cost Explorer: Budget alerts, reserved instances, savings plans.
• Security Hub: IAM, GuardDuty, Config for compliance monitoring.

How Blackhawk MSP Deploys It

• Provision AWS accounts via Pax8; enable multi-account strategy with Organizations.
• Migrate workloads: lift-and-shift VMs to EC2, databases to RDS.
• Set up S3 buckets with versioning, encryption, and public access blocks.
• Implement GuardDuty for threat detection and auto-remediation via Lambda.
• Optimize monthly: right-size instances, delete unused resources.

FAQ

Q: How is billing handled?
A: Through Pax8 CSP — monthly, predictable, with your markup.

Q: Multi-tenant management?
A: Yes — AWS Organizations + Control Tower for delegated access.

Q: Free tier available?
A: Yes — 12 months for new accounts, always-free services.

Q: Hybrid support?
A: Yes — Outposts, Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN.

Need help? Call 1-925-218-4000 — Blackhawk MSP