Cloud deployments are distinct from traditional systems as they lend themselves to evolutionary changes and deliver continuous benefits. To take advantage of Cloud benefits, the underlying architecture must be solidly built on a foundation of security, reliability and self-healing capabilities.
The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides a reference point to assess the qualities of a modern Cloud-based system and remediation required to achieve those qualities. Some questions the Framework answers include following
AWS Well-Architected Framework is a set of design principles and best practices based on years of experience working with thousands of customers. A review of AWS Cloud deployment enables to measure against best practices and identify areas for improvement via constructive architectural decisions. Our experience finds that well-architected systems greatly increase likelihood of business success. The five pillars of the AWS Framework comprise:
Discovery of critical workloads and report generation of improvement needs
Accepted recommendations implemented within 7-10 days
Executive contacts and walks through the program
Remediation for critical areas within 5 days
Periodic reviews as architecture tends to drift over time
More than 90 percent of our customers have accepted the WAR recommendations and achieved the following benefits:
