The AWS Well-Architected Framework is more than just a checklist; it’s a comprehensive guide built on years of cloud experience. It provides a consistent approach to evaluate and improve your cloud architecture based on six critical pillars. Understanding these pillars is key to designing and operating secure, high-performing, reliable, efficient, and sustainable systems.

An AWS workload might function, but is it truly optimised? Many businesses operate in the cloud without fully leveraging the best practices that ensure long-term success, leaving them vulnerable to inefficiencies and risks across various operational aspects.

The Well-Architected Framework is built upon six interdependent pillars:

• Operational Excellence: Focuses on running and monitoring systems to deliver business value and continuously improve processes.
• Security: Emphasises protecting information, systems, and assets while delivering business value through risk assessments and mitigation.
• Reliability: Ensures a workload performs its intended function correctly and consistently, and recovers quickly from failure.
• Performance Efficiency: Concentrates on using computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements and maintain efficiency as demand changes.
• Cost Optimisation: Focuses on avoiding unnecessary costs and continuously optimising your spend as your usage evolves.
• Sustainability: Addresses the environmental impacts of cloud workloads by optimising resource efficiency and reducing waste.

Each pillar provides design principles and best practices, guiding you through crucial questions about your architecture. A comprehensive review ensures a balanced approach across all aspects, leading to holistic cloud health.

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