AWS Well-Architected Framework


Review your architecture and apply AWS best practices with Semantive. The AWS Well-Architected Framework helps Cloud Architects build the most secure, efficient, and resilient infrastructures for their applications. By complying with best practices, you will get an infrastructure that meets business requirements and supports your company's growth.

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Why should you review your workloads with AWS best practices?


An Amazon Web Services (AWS) Well-Architected Framework Review can help you measure the state of your cloud workloads for high-risk issues, find opportunities for increased security and cost savings, and recommend plans to implement best practices to improve your overall cloud architecture.

Six Pillars of the AWS Well-Architected

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Performance Efficiency Pillar

The performance efficiency pillar focuses on the 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.

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. 

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Automatically discover risks based on AWS's Well-Architected best practices


The AWS Well-Architected Framework is designed to help you identify and remediate risks in your architecture. Utilizing AWS Well-Architected best practices, cloud architects are able to build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient application infrastructures. Solutions integrated with the AWS Well-Architected Tool make it easier to review the state of your workloads by automatically comparing them to best practices.

What does an AWS Well-Architected review by Semantive look like?


We approach each review individually - the goal is to gain a clear understanding of the customer's needs, the nature of their infrastructure, and its readiness for load variability and security. The review also provides insight into the best architectural practices in the design of cloud solutions.

Our trained Cloud Architects, who hold AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional certifications, perform the review with the customer. The review is done using the AWS Well-Architected Tool with AWS procedure and Semantive's knowledge and experience. 

The report that will result from our work will include suggested changes to be made to your infrastructure with tips on how to make the product more efficient, secure, and cost-optimized. The final decision to make changes is made by your company.

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