AWS Well-Architected Framework: Six Pillars and How to Run a Proper Review
The AWS Well-Architected Framework evaluates cloud workloads across six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability. Each pillar surfaces common gaps, such as over-permissive IAM policies, untested backups, oversized compute instances, and idle resources running up unnecessary costs. To conduct a review, teams should define a single workload's scope, involve both engineers and business stakeholders, and use the free AWS Well-Architected Tool in the console to record honest, evidence-backed answers. The tool classifies findings into High Risk Issues and Medium Risk Issues, helping teams prioritize what to fix first. A review is only effective if it concludes with a concrete remediation plan assigning owners and deadlines to each identified risk.
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