The AWS Well-Architected Framework
As a solutions architect, you may have questions about architecture optimization for reliability, scaling, high availability, performance, and security even before starting on various AWS services. You may ask how the AWS cloud will accommodate those needs and compare it with your existing on-premise architecture practice.
AWS built the Well-Architected Framework to address those needs. The Well-Architected Framework is an AWS offering that gives customers access to the AWS Well-Architected content – knowledge developed over thousands of architectural reviews with customers to ensure they are aware of best practices and reduce architectural risk.
AWS also created the Well-Architected Review (WAR) to help customers have better outcomes when building architectures on AWS. You can understand the areas of your architecture that could improve, which in turn helps you address areas you have been firefighting and that distract from adding value. As you...