Well-Architected Framework

Well-Architected Framework (WAF) is a set of quality-driven tenets, architectural decision points, and review tools intended to help solution architects build a technical foundation for their workloads.

Design workloads that achieve business value over time.

As solution architects, you want to build reliable, secure, and performant workloads that maximize the value of investment. Start with the Pillars, and align your design choices with the principles. Then, build a strong foundation for your workload based on technical design areas. Finally, use review tools to assess your readiness in deploying to production.

Pillars

Ensures that the workload meets the uptime and recovery targets by building redundancy and resiliency at scale.

Security

Protect the workload from attacks by maintaining confidentiality and data integrity.

Cost Optimization

Adopt an optimization mindset by at organizational, architectural, and tactical levels to keep your spending within budget.

Operational Excellence

Reduce issues in production by building holistic observability and automated systems.

Performance Efficiency

Adjust to changes in demands placed on the workload by through horizontal scaling and testing changes before deploying to production.