Billing Horror and Elevated IAM

CFO asking you to cut costs, but can’t figure out how to effectively manage IAM Privilege escalation then we have the talks for you

## Sessions

Anna Aitchison (Senior DevOps Engineer @ Callcare) - Billing Horror
With access to the great power of AWS comes great responsibility to prevent every engineer's worst nightmare: waking up to a five or six figure bill, and having to beg a real human to forgive your debts. This is the kind of mistake previously reserved for drunken hard partying millionaires, not your average IT person who just wants to make simple application and accidentally made an infinite loop. The internet is littered with countless examples of AWS horror bills, yet history keeps repeating. This talk will dive into historical examples of horror bills, asking why they happened, what we can learn and how you can prevent yourself from obtaining your very own AWS horror story.

David Akuma (Cloud Engineer @ BBC) - Automate the Management of Temporary Elevated Access with IAM Identity Center
Automation of work flows and processes is encouraged across cloud estates and achieving full automation can be a daunting task - Temporary Access Management shouldn’t be on the list of the headaches organisations using AWS should be facing. Temporary Elevated Access Management (TEAM) is an open source solution provided to deal with this. We will delve into the intricacies of contemporary cloud access management. Uncover the nuances of the Temporary Elevated Access Management (TEAM) solution, intricately woven into the fabric of AWS IAM Identity Center. Explore the implementation of just-in-time access, striking a harmonious chord between automation and human-driven operations. Navigate through TEAM's streamlined workflow, approval processes, and a robust authorization model, ensuring a secure AWS environment with tailored human interactions. Elevate your comprehension of advanced cloud access management – an indispensable discussion for today's dynamic technological landscape.

### Agenda

18:00 - Doors Open
18:30 - Introductions
18:45 - Talks Start
20:30 - Final Curtain
As always, everyone is welcome, whatever stage you're at in your personal cloud journey. Please note these sessions are in person only and there will be no recording, we may take pictures for social media of the event, if you’d like to not be included in these pictures please inform us before the talks start.
Refreshments and pizza will be provided on the night.
Really looking forward to seeing you there,
- The Liverpool AWS User Group Team