AWS Well-Architected framework helps cloud architects build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for a variety of applications and workloads. It provides a consistent approach for customers and partners to evaluate AWS architectures and implement scalable designs. Built around the following six pillars: Operational Excellence: The operational excellence pillar focuses on running and monitoring systems and continually improving processes and procedures.

Security: The security pillar focuses on protecting information and systems.

Reliability: The reliability pillar focuses on workloads performing their intended functions and how to recover quickly from failure to meet demands.

Performance efficiency: The performance efficiency pillar focuses on the structured and streamlined allocation of IT and computing resources.

Cost Optimization: The cost optimization pillar focuses on avoiding unnecessary costs.

Sustainability: The sustainability pillar focuses on minimizing the environmental impacts of running cloud workloads.