The AWS Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR) is a comprehensive guide on how to best operate infrastructure on the AWS platform. The WAFR provides high-level guidance on best practices to help customers like you properly leverage AWS capabilities.

Tech Data will perform a comprehensive in-depth account review of your current AWS footprint based on the 6 Pillars of the Well-Architected Framework including:

Operational Excellence - This pillar focuses on running and monitoring systems to deliver business value, and continually improving processes and procedures. Key topics include managing and automating changes, responding to events, and defining standards to successfully manage daily operations.

Security - This pillar focuses on protecting information & systems. Key topics include confidentiality and integrity of data, identifying and managing who can do what with privilege management, protecting systems, and establishing controls to detect security events.

Reliability - This pillar focuses on the ability to prevent, and quickly recover from failures to meet business and customer demand. Key topics include foundational elements around setup, cross project requirements, recovery planning, and how we handle change.

Performance Efficiency - This pillar focuses on using IT and computing resources efficiently. Key topics include selecting the right resource types and sizes based on workload requirements, monitoring performance, and making informed decisions to maintain efficiency as business needs evolve.

Cost Optimization - This pillar focuses on avoiding un-needed costs. Key topics include understanding and controlling where money is being spent, selecting the most appropriate and right number of resource types, analyzing spend over time, and scaling to meet business needs without overspending

Sustainability - This pillar focuses on minimizing the environmental impacts of running cloud workloads. Key topics include a shared responsibility model for sustainability, understanding impact, and maximizing utilization to minimize required resources and reduce downstream impacts.

Why do it?

Improve cloud hygiene & security posture Reduce risk of IT compromise / cyber attack Streamline your alignment to best practice AWS security AWS credits enable continued investment & focus on cybersecurity