Summary
Amazon WorkMail is a managed email and calendar service that offers strong security controls and support for desktop and mobile clients. It uses the domain and hosted zone created for the static website.
Architecture
Services
| Service | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon WorkMail | Amazon WorkMail helps you manage your corporate email infrastructure and eliminates the need for up-front investments in licensing or on-premises. | $4.00/user/month (after free 30-day trial for 25 users) |
| Amazon Route 53 | Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable Domain Name System (DNS) web service. | Already set up for static website |
| Total | $4.00/month | |
Description
A user can access the Amazon WorkMail account using the WorkMail web app or through any standard email app such as MS Outlook etc. To access the web app, they use the WorkMail app URL - in this case https://ghendryaws.awsapps.com/mail. After logging in, they can access their email, calendar and contacts via the web interface.
WorkMail adds 3 DNS records to the hosted zone - TXT Domain Ownership, MX WorkMail Configuration, and CNAME Autodiscover. Amazon Route 53 then routes mail requests to and from WorkMail.
In this case, the Route 53 hosted zone that was set up for the static website project can be used to route mail requests. A new hosted zone is not required especially for WorkMail.
Conclusion
Amazon WorkMail is a managed email and calendar service that offers strong security controls and support for desktop and mobile clients.