Name: AWS Well- Architected Review
Brand: Apexon
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Is Your AWS Environment Well-Architected?

AWS Well-Architected Framework is designed to provide high-level best practices and guidance to optimize the way your organization builds and maintains your applications in the AWS cloud.

It is based on five pillars of success which provide a consistent method for evaluating and remediating systems and ensuring you are getting the most from your AWS cloud environment.

Operational Excellence

Run and monitor systems efficiently.

Continually improve supporting processes and procedures.

Security

Protect information, systems, assets.

Apply risk assessments and mitigation strategies.

Reliability

Automate recovery from infrastructure/service failures.

Add computing resources on demand.

Quickly mitigate disruptions, e.g., misconfigurations or transient network issues.

Performance Efficiency

Use resources efficiently to meet system requirements.

Maintain efficiency as demand changes and technologies evolve.

Cost
Optimization

Avoid unnecessary costs.

Eliminate suboptimal resources.

Why Conduct an AWS Well-Architected Framework Review?

The review is an important checkup on your AWS cloud environment that delivers a number of important advantages for your team by:

identifying pressing issues and prioritizing remediation roadmaps

keeping you current on the latest AWS services

reducing cloud infrastructure and operating costs

ensuring your AWS environment is delivering maximum performance and efficiency

minimizing system failures and enhancing system security and compliance

Surfacing new ideas for how your AWS cloud environment can create new opportunities for the business, e.g., new forms of customer engagement, faster product cycle time, increased workflow efficiency, and more.

The Apexon AWS Well-Architected Framework Review?

Apexon is a long-time AWS Advanced Consulting Partner and an expert in building secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient cloud infrastructure for applications and workloads in the AWS environment.

We are also part of the AWS Well-Architected Partner Program and have developed a proven 10-step process for conducting effective Well-Architected Reviews with AWS customers.

Step 1

Stakeholder Interviews to understand business requirements

Step 2

Self-Assessment using AWS architectural tool to gather all relevant information

Step 3

Architectural Review to understand environment and dependencies

Step 4

WAR Pillar Prioritization to focus resources where needed

Step 5

Current Workload State Assessment to understand requirements

Step 6

Standards Review to ensure guidelines are being met

Step 7

Risk Identification to assess potential impact on the business

Step 8

Architectural Tool Notes to inventory services used

Step 9

Due Diligence leveraging AWS tools, e.g., nOps, CloudConformity

Step 10

Statement of Work (SOW) with Short (0-1 month), Medium (1-3 months), and Long-Term (3-6 months) improvement plans / deliverables

Well-Architected Framework Review program – sample report

Wherever you are in your digital journey, Apexon can guide and augment your team with expertise in different digital ecosystem areas.

Our approach incorporates automatic feedback loops and encourages active involvement from all stakeholders. It also keeps underlying AWS-guiding principles 100% intact to deliver significant cost-saving, resiliency, performance, operational efficiency and security at all times.