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An Organizational Unit in AWS Organizations is a container for organizing AWS accounts for policy-based management.
Last Modified: August 29, 2025
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Key Features
- Logical grouping of AWS accounts in Organizations.
- Supports policy-based governance.
- Enables hierarchical account structures.
- Integrates with Service Control Policies.
Common Use Cases
- Structuring AWS accounts for governance and billing.
- Applying service control policies to account groups.
- Separating workloads by department or project.
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