Using the AWS Well-Architected Framework to Increase Operational Efficiency

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Well-Architected Framework has five main pillars. The first pillar is Operational Excellence. By implementing the recommended design best practices of this pillar, you can increase the output of cloud applications. Initially, cloud users encountered recurring problems. With little advancements, it was difficult to understand the root cause of problems. For example: Crashing applications Reversing…

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How the AWS Well-Architected Tool Helps Improve Security

Reading Time: 3 minutes Cloud security is of the essence, especially at a time when cyber threats are becoming overly sophisticated and detrimental. Data breaches, malware, phishing, and denial-of-service attacks have become common issues. Also, with misconfigurations rife, most organizations miss out on crucial security aspects, leading to widespread breaches. The AWS Well-Architected Tool provides AWS partners with a…

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How enhanced visual clues in nOps provide a better Well-Architected Framework Review experience

Reading Time: 4 minutes Sometimes it feels like your eyes go “WAFR weary” when you have to navigate repeated AWS Well-Architected Framework Review’s (“WAFR”): five pillars, fifty-two questions and two-hundred-and-eighty answers can really make them water!  AWS architects that use nOps for deeper and more automated WAFRs have asked for more visual clues to ease their eye strain. We’ve…

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3 ways for AWS partners to improve WAFR Remediation Proposals with nOps

Reading Time: 4 minutes How do you grow your AWS consulting business? One way is to use nOps for Well-Architected Framework Reviews (WAFR) and systematically build up a portfolio of repeatable work packages that helps you grow. If you follow the three practices in this article you will be creating better remediation plans and proposals: they will be faster…

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Discover How to Compare Cloud Workloads for Risk Management on AWS

Reading Time: 2 minutes Workload best practices Workloads comprise code, configuration, and resources working together to deliver business value. Depending on the application, workloads may be separated into AWS accounts, Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (Amazon VPCs), or Regions. The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides best practices guidance to optimize workloads based on the Framework’s five pillars — operational excellence, security,…

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nOps Partners AWS Well-Architected Framework Review
How to Use nOps to Improve the Speed and Accuracy of AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews

Reading Time: 2 minutes Executing an AWS Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR) can be tedious and time-consuming for AWS Consulting Partners. As a Partner, you can rethink the time, staffing, and insights by using nOps to perform a WAFR in the consultation phase.  nOps saves clients and Partners painstaking hours of sifting through data to accomplish this task. In this…

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AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews made easy!

Reading Time: 2 minutes nOps has launched a new workload lens feature that can streamline and accelerate AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews (WAFRs).  The AWS Well-Architected Framework describes the key concepts, design principles, and architectural best practices for designing and running workloads in the cloud. A Well-Architected infrastructure can drive business results like reducing costs or security and compliance risk,…

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For ISVs: Accelerate AWS Foundational Technical Reviews with nOps Automation

Reading Time: 2 minutes Business challenges of ISVs As an ISV, your key business challenges include reliability, cost optimization, security and compliance, and automation. You need to:  Ensure software can automatically recover from failure and scale to meet traffic demands. Find cost savings now.  Address security and compliance risks before they’re an issue.  Use automation and design future-proof systems…

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AWS Well-Architected Framework Elevates Agility
AWS Well-Architected Framework Elevates Agility

Reading Time: < 1 minutes In the past year, agility has become one of the most prized IT attributes as organizations race to deploy more workloads in the cloud. There is a paradox, however—the faster organizations deploy applications, the more likely mistakes will be made. Cloud computing deployments are rife with misconfigurations that are the direct result of developers provisioning…

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