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Pillars of AWS Well Architecture Framework - (Short and Sweet) 🍬

What is the Pillars of Well Architecture Framework? πŸ›οΈ

Well Architecture Framework has six pillars πŸ—οΈ

  • Operational Excellence πŸ†
  • Security πŸ”’
  • Reliability 🌟
  • Performance Efficiency πŸ’»
  • Cost Optimization πŸ’°
  • Sustainability 🌿

What does each one mean? πŸ€”

  • Operational Excellence: Daily system operations, monitoring, and improvements. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ”πŸ”§
  • Security: Protect information and the system. πŸ”
  • Reliability: Prevent and quickly recover from failures. πŸš§πŸ› οΈ
  • Performance Efficiency: Using computing resources efficiently. πŸš€
  • Cost Optimization: Avoid unnecessary costs. πŸ’²
  • Sustainability: Minimize environmental impacts of cloud workloads. β™»οΈπŸŒŽ

Why is it so important to know about them? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

It's the most important framework to build IT infrastructure and make sure that our infrastructure is safe, reliable, and cost-effective. πŸ“ŠπŸ’Ό

What are the key elements of each one? πŸ”‘

  • Operational: Change automation, event response, and defining standards for daily operations. πŸ€–πŸš¨πŸ“‹
  • Security: Security Data, Protect systems, Detect security events, and Identity management and controls. πŸ›‘οΈπŸ”πŸ‘€
  • Reliability: Distributed system design, Recovery planning, and Handling changes. πŸ—ΊοΈπŸ”ŒπŸ”„
  • Performance Efficiency: Monitor performance, Select the right resources, and maintain efficiency according to changes. πŸ“ˆπŸ”πŸ”§
  • Cost Optimization: Analyze spending, Scale without overspending, Select the most appropriate resources, and control how money is spent. πŸ’°πŸ“ŠπŸ’‘
  • Sustainability: Emphasize energy efficiency, minimize resource usage, and understand environmental impacts when architecting cloud workloads. β™»οΈπŸ”ŒπŸŒ

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