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AWS Well-Architected Framework AWS Well-Architected Framework Table of Contents Abstract and Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 Abstract .................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 Definitions ......................................................................................................................... 2 On Architecture ................................................................................................................. 3 General Design Principles .................................................................................................... 4 The Five Pillars of the Framework ........................................................................................................ 5 Operational Excellence ................................................................................................................ 5 Design Principles ................................................................................................................ 5 Definition .......................................................................................................................... 6 Best Practices .................................................................................................................... 6 Resources ........................................................................................................................ 12 Security ................................................................................................................................... 12 Design Principles .............................................................................................................. 12 Definition ........................................................................................................................ 13 Best Practices .................................................................................................................. 13 Resources ........................................................................................................................ 18 Reliability ................................................................................................................................ 18 Design Principles .............................................................................................................. 19 Definition ........................................................................................................................ 19 Best Practices .................................................................................................................. 19 Resources ........................................................................................................................ 23 Performance Efficiency .............................................................................................................. 23 Design Principles .............................................................................................................. 24 Definition ........................................................................................................................ 24 Best Practices .................................................................................................................. 24 Resources ........................................................................................................................ 29 Cost Optimization .................................................................................................................... 29 Design Principles .............................................................................................................. 30 Definition ........................................................................................................................ 30 Best Practices .................................................................................................................. 31 Resources ........................................................................................................................ 34 The Review Process .......................................................................................................................... 36 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Contributors .................................................................................................................................... 39 Further Reading ............................................................................................................................... 40 Document Revisions .......................................................................................................................... 41 Appendix: Questions and Best Practices .............................................................................................. 43 Operational Excellence ............................................................................................................. 43 Organization ................................................................................................................... 43 Prepare .......................................................................................................................... 45 Operate ......................................................................................................................... 48 Evolve ............................................................................................................................ 50 Security ................................................................................................................................... 50 Security ........................................................................................................................... 51 Identity and Access Management ....................................................................................... 52 Detection ........................................................................................................................ 53 Infrastructure Protection ................................................................................................... 54 Data Protection ................................................................................................................ 55 Incident Response ............................................................................................................ 56 Reliability ................................................................................................................................ 57 Foundations ..................................................................................................................... 57 Workload Architecture ...................................................................................................... 58 Change Management ........................................................................................................ 60 iii AWS Well-Architected Framework AWS Well-Architected Framework Failure Management ......................................................................................................... 61 Performance Efficiency .............................................................................................................. 64 Selection ......................................................................................................................... 64 Review ............................................................................................................................ 67 Monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 67 Tradeoffs ......................................................................................................................... 68 Cost Optimization .................................................................................................................... 69 Practice Cloud Financial Management ................................................................................. 69 Expenditure and usage awareness ...................................................................................... 69 Cost-effective resources ..................................................................................................... 71 Manage demand and supply resources ................................................................................ 73 Optimize over time ..........................................................................................................