AWS Well-Architected Framework

AWS Well-Architected helps cloud architects build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for a variety of applications and workloads. Built around six pillars—operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, and sustainability—AWS Well-Architected provides a consistent approach for customers and partners to AWS WELL – ARCHITECTED evaluate architectures and implement scalable designs. The AWS Well-Architected Framework includes domain-specific lenses, hands-on labs, and the AWS Well-Architected Tool. The AWS Well-Architected Tool, available at no cost in the AWS Management Console, provides a mechanism for regularly evaluating workloads, identifying high-risk issues, and recording improvements.

Use Cases

Workload sharing and collaboration

Tailor guidance with custom lenses

Realize sustainability goals

Benefits

Get solutions to pressing issues and a prioritized roadmap of remediation goals

Keep current with the volume and velocity of new AWS services – some may address your issues immediately, like cost

Identify business benefits of modern infrastructure: better customer experience, faster idea-to-cash, scalability, and more

Address areas of security and compliance risk before they cause problems

How it Works

AWS Well-Architected Tool

The AWS Well-Architected Tool is designed to help you review the state of your applications and workloads against architectural best practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and track progress over time.

Define workload

Conduct architectural review

Apply best practices

AWS Well-Architected and the Six Pillars

Framework Overview

The AWS Well-Architected Framework describes key concepts, design principles, and architectural best practices for designing and running workloads in the cloud. By answering a few foundational questions, learn how well your architecture aligns with cloud best practices and gain guidance for making improvements.