{"id":856,"date":"2022-03-28T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/molecularsciences.org\/content\/?p=856"},"modified":"2022-03-28T17:16:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T21:16:52","slug":"aws-well-architected-framework-in-a-nutshell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/molecularsciences.org\/content\/aws-well-architected-framework-in-a-nutshell\/","title":{"rendered":"AWS Well-Architected Framework in a Nutshell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amazon defines AWS Well-Architected Framework as a framework that &#8220;describes key concepts, design principles, and architectural best practices for designing and running workload in the cloud&#8221;. The framework simply outlines how you should architect and manage you infrastructure. The framework is based on five pillars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Operational Excellence:<ul><li> Continuously improve processes, procedures, monitoring, and development support to ensure efficient execution of workloads.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Security:<ul><li>Using cloud capabilities to better protect data and systems.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Reliability:<ul><li>Workload is running correctly and consistently.<\/li><li>You are able to operate and test workload throughout its lifecycle.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Performance Efficiency:<ul><li>Use computing resources efficiently.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Cost Optimization: <ul><li>Run systems at lowest price point.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Sustainability:<ul><li>Minimize environmental impact of running cloud workloads<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The framework recommends best practices for each pillar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices for Operational Excellence Pillar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Code your operations rather than doing them manually<\/li><li>Instead of making a few big changes, make frequent small and reversible changes<\/li><li>Refine your procedures for operations frequently<\/li><li>Plan for failure<\/li><li>Learn from you operational failures<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices for Security Pillar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Apply security to every layer of the architecture<\/li><li>Enable traceability<\/li><li>Automate security best practices<\/li><li>Protect data at rest and in transit<\/li><li>Implement strong identity and authentication<\/li><li>Prepare for security incidents<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices for Performance Efficiency Pillar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>User serverless architecture<\/li><li>Experiment often<\/li><li>Go global in minutes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices for Reliability Pillar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Recover from failure, automatically<\/li><li>Test recovery procedures<\/li><li>Auto-scaling: procure and release capacity as needed<\/li><li>Managing change automatically<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices for Cost Optimization Pillar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Adopt a consumption model<\/li><li>Analyze expenditure and measure efficiency<\/li><li>Cloud financial management is important<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices for Sustainability Pillar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Understand your impact<\/li><li>Use managed services<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon defines AWS Well-Architected Framework as a framework that &#8220;describes key concepts, design principles, and architectural best practices for designing and running workload in the cloud&#8221;. 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