AWS CONSULTING PRACTICE
AWS Well-Architected
FRAMEWORK REVIEW (WAFR)
A Prescribed Review from an AWS Validated Partner
What we do
Aligned’s AWS Well-Architected Review provides a robust analysis of your AWS environments in regards to best practices adherence and alignment for all Six Pillars as described below.
AWS Well-Architected helps cloud architects build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for a variety of applications and workloads.
Deliverables
- Formalized Report
- Executive Summary
- Detailed Explanation of Analysis
- Detailed Findings
- Failures Segmented by the Risk Posed (High, Medium, Low)
- Prioritized Recommendations for Remediation
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Six Pillars:
Operational Excellence Pillar
The operational excellence pillar focuses on running and monitoring systems, and continually improving processes and procedures. Key topics include automating changes, responding to events, and defining standards to manage daily operations.
Security Pillar
The security pillar focuses on protecting information and systems. Key topics include confidentiality and integrity of data, managing user permissions, and establishing controls to detect security events.
Reliability Pillar
The reliability pillar focuses on workloads performing their intended functions and how to recover quickly from failure to meet demands. Key topics include distributed system design, recovery planning, and adapting to changing requirements.
Performance Efficiency Pillar
The performance efficiency pillar focuses on structured and streamlined allocation of IT and computing resources. Key topics include selecting resource types and sizes optimized for workload requirements, monitoring performance, and maintaining efficiency as business needs evolve.
Cost Optimization Pillar
The cost optimization pillar focuses on avoiding unnecessary costs. Key topics include understanding spending over time and controlling fund allocation, selecting resources of the right type and quantity, and scaling to meet business needs without overspending.
Sustainability Pillar
The sustainability pillar focuses on minimizing the environmental impacts of running cloud workloads. Key topics include a shared responsibility model for sustainability, understanding impact, and maximizing utilization to minimize required resources and reduce downstream impacts.
The WAFR is completed in partnership with Trend Micro
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Specialists with AWS
As an Advanced Tier Services partner, Aligned is vested and committed to Amazon Web Services (AWS). And, we are just getting started.
We are working tirelessly to enhance and extend our expertise with AWS. We truly believe in the superiority of AWS over other cloud competitors, and see this play out with our Clients each and every day.
