Architecting the Cloud

Question 1

AWS Well-Architected:

• Set of resources that helps cloud architects build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for their applications and workloads
• Based on 5 Pillars (CROPS):

What are the 5 pillars?

Answer 1

Operational Excellence

Security

Reliability

Performance Efficiency

Cost Optimization

Question 2

AWS Well-Architected consists of the following:

AWS Well-Architected Guidance

AWS Well-Architected Tool

AWS Well-Architected Lenses

AWS Architecture Center

Answer 2

AWS Well-Architected Guidance
—->Documentation available on AWS website

AWS Well-Architected Tool
—->Takes inputs about your design and it will guide you for best practices for architecture

AWS Well-Architected Lenses

• —>Deep dives on industry verticals
• —> Example of Use Cases for your industry and the best design

AWS Architecture Center
—->Available on AWS website

Question 3

What tool helps you understand the pros and cons of decisions you make while building system on AWS?

AWS Management Console
AWS Systems Advisor
AWS Well-Architected Framework
AWS Tool Kit

Answer 3

AWS Well-Architected Framework

Helps you understand the pros and cons of decisions you make while building systems on AWS based on 5 pillars:

Operation Excellence Pillar

Security Pillar

Reliability Pillar

Performance Efficiency Pillar

Cost Optimization Pillar

Question 4

What are the best practices for the AWS Well-Architected Framework OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE PILLAR?

Answer 4

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE PILLAR:

• Supports development and run workloads effectively
• Gain insight into workload operations
• Continuously improve processes and procedures to deliver business value

BEST PRACTICES:

• Perform operations as code
• Make frequent, small, reversible changes
• Refine operations procedures frequently
• Anticipate failure
• Learn from all operational failures

Question 5

What are the best practices for the AWS Well-Architected Framework SECURITY PILLAR?

Answer 5

SECURITY PILLAR
-Protects data, systems, and assets to take advantage of cloud technologies ti improve your security

BEST PRACTICES:

• Implement a strong identity foundation
• Enable traceability
• Apply security at all layers
• Automate security best practices
• Protect data in transit and at rest
• Keep people away from data
• Prepare for security events

Question 6

What are the best practices for the AWS Well-Architected Framework RELIABILITY PILLAR?

Answer 6

RELIABILITY PILLAR

• Ensuring a workload can perform its intended function correctly and consistently when it’s expected to
• This includes the ability to operate and test the workload through its total lifecycle

BEST PRACTICES:

• Automatically recover from failure
• Test recovery procedures
• Scale horizontally to increase aggregate workload availability
• Stop guessing capacity
• Manage change in automation

Question 7

What are the best practices for the AWS Well-Architected Framework PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY PILLAR?

Answer 7

PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY
The ability to use computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements, and to maintain that efficiency as demand changes and technologies evolve

BEST PRACTICES:

• Democratize advanced technologies
• Go global in minutes
• Use serverless architectures
• Experiment more often
• Consider mechanical sympathy - understand systems and purpose of systems to use to the best of their ability