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AWS Well-Architected Framework

April 5, 2026

Well-Architected Framework

5 pillars guide production-ready system design.

Detailed 5 Pillars

1. Operational Excellence (26 questions)
   - Perform operations as code (CI/CD)
   - Make frequent, small, reversible changes
   - Refine operations procedures frequently
   - Anticipate failure modes
   
2. Security (25 questions)
   - Implement strong identity foundation
   - Enable traceability
   - Apply security at all layers
   
3. Reliability (14 questions)
   - Test recovery procedures
   - Scale horizontally
   
4. Performance Efficiency (15 questions)
   - Use serverless architectures
   - Experiment more often
   
5. Cost Optimization (19 questions)
   - Implement cloud financial management

Key Tools

  • Well-Architected Tool (free review)
  • Lens Catalog (service-specific best practices)
  • Well-Architected Labs (hands-on)
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