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The Well-Architected pillars

Operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, cost, sustainability.

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Both AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Azure publish Well-Architected Frameworks with the same five-to-six pillars: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, sustainability.

Use the frameworks as a design checklist and a review tool. Score yourself; close the gaps.

Diagram · Cloud service models
SaaSyou use the appPaaSyou deploy codeIaaSyou run the OSOn-premyou own everythingmore managed for you ←—————→ more control for you

Key takeaways

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