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AWS Well-Architected

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Overview

Evaluate your workloads against best practices and provide actionable insights.
Get specialized guidance for specific technology domains such as serverless, analytics, and machine learning.
Receive regular updates and reviews to ensure your architecture evolves with the latest AWS innovations.
Follow in-depth, documented guidance on implementing the Well-Architected Framework.

Why choose the AWS Well-Architected Framework?

The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides a consistent approach for customers and partners to evaluate architectures and implement scalable designs. While the framework is available to all customers, Business Support subscribers unlock access to additional resources and expert guidance to maximize its benefits. The benefits of AWS Well Architected include:

Comprehensive architectural guidance

Build and operate reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective systems in the AWS Cloud.

Consistent evaluation approach

Use a standardized method to assess your architectures against AWS best practices.

Continuous improvement

Identify and prioritize areas for improvement in your cloud infrastructure.

Industry-specific insights

Access domain-specific lenses for tailored guidance in areas like machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and financial services.

Enhance your cloud architecture with Business Support

The AWS Well-Architected Framework is available to all customers. Business Support subscribers can leverage additional expertise to implement best practices effectively.

Expert technical assistance when you need it most, with 24/7 access to cloud experts
Architectural guidance
Personalized recommendations
Automated workflows for the cloud

The Six Pillars of AWS Well-Architected

Operational excellence

Focus on running and monitoring systems to deliver business value and continually improve processes and procedures.

Security

Protect information, systems, and assets while delivering business value through risk assessments and mitigation strategies.

Reliability

Ensure a workload performs its intended function correctly and consistently when it's expected to.

Performance efficiency

Use computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements and maintain that efficiency as demand changes and technologies evolve.

Cost optimization

Run systems to deliver business value at the lowest price point.

Sustainability

Minimize the environmental impacts of running cloud workloads.

Key components of AWS Well-Architected

AWS Well-Architected Tool

Available at no cost in the AWS Management Console, this tool provides a mechanism for regularly evaluating workloads, identifying high-risk issues, and recording improvements.

Domain-specific lenses

Extend the guidance to specific industry and technology domains, such as machine learning, data analytics, and serverless applications.

Hands-on labs

Obtain guidance to help you implement AWS architectural best practices with these practical, guided exercises.

AWS Well-Architected Partner Program

Access an ecosystem of hundreds of AWS partners to help analyze and review your applications.

Grow in your architectural excellence

The AWS Well-Architected Framework is available to all. Business Support subscribers can relyon additional expertise to implement best practices effectively.

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