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The AWS Well-Architected Framework is a set of five strategic pillars used by the AWS internal team to evaluate cloud systems. Amazon released the architecture to give AWS customers secure and efficient systems on the cloud.
In addition, the AWS Well-Architected Framework provides design best practices across each pillar to ensure users meet the five objectives.
Below is a table that represents the AWS Well-Architected Framework. The table contains the five pillars, what each pillar entails, and one of the design best practices for the pillar.
Pillar | Description |
Operational Excellence | Runs development processes effectively. By gaining visibility of operations, users can improve processes to deliver more valuable systems. Design Best Practice: Design small loads, which you can reverse and update frequently. |
Security | Protects vital data, systems, and assets in the cloud. Design Best Practice: Limit access to data and make sure only authorized people can access certain types of data. |
Reliability | Makes each element in a system work productively, efficiently, and consistently. Design Best Practice: Do a lot of testing and monitor performance KPIs. Set up notifications to track failures. Also, you can automate recovery processes. |
Performance Efficiency | Uses cloud resources efficiently. Design Best Practice: Use a serverless architecture. You save more time, as there are no physical servers to maintain. Serverless architecture could also be a cost-saver. |
Cost Optimization | Get the most out of your cloud investment. Design Best Practice: Choose the “pay as you go” model as it allows you to pay for the resources that your business needs! |
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