Hackathons & Innovation Sprints

Launch identical, pre configured AWS Sandboxes in minutes, at scale.

The Problem

Running innovation events, hackathons or national initiatives on AWS is powerful, but complex.

Configuring, managing and recycling tens, hundreds or thousands of participant accounts can take months...

...and if done wrong, can be costly.

The Solution

Sandbox Studio automates temporary, cost-controlled AWS environments for hackathons, innovation sprints, or national technology enablement programmes.

Predefined Account templates let participants start building instantly, in pre-configured AWS accounts.

Configurable guardrails, cost controls and lifecycle automations reduce admin and ensure compliance.

SBS ensures your AWS investment directly powers innovation, skills development, and measurable outcomes for students, citizens and businesses.

Launch tens or hundreds of pre-configured AWS sandbox accounts , in seconds, using account templates.

Automate the lifecycle of sandbox accounts including alerts, actions, and recycling after event-end.

Create templates for any use-case: define once and deploy at scale.

Eject sandboxes to production environments to continue testing and iterating after the event.

Case study

A UK data consultancy used SBS for their AI Hackathon – enabling their developers to prototype new AI/ML services on AWS and accelerate innovation across the business whilst saving tens of hours of senior IT engineering time.

The hackathon proved a scalable model for both standard product and AI delivery, so much so that Sandbox Studio is now part of its everyday AWS development workflow.