Are You Well Architected? The Well-Architected Framework - Part 3

02/10/2019 55 min Episodio 80
Are You Well Architected? The Well-Architected Framework - Part 3

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SponsorCircle CIEpisode on CI/CD with Circle CIShow DetailsIn this episode, we cover the following topics:Pillars in depthPerformance Efficiency"Ability to use resources efficiently to meet system requirements and maintain that efficiency as demand changes and technology evolves"Design principlesEasy to try new advanced technologies (by letting AWS manage them, instead of standing them up yourself)Go global in minutesUse serverless architecturesExperiment more oftenMechanical sympathy (use the technology approach that aligns best to what you are trying to achieve)Key service: CloudWatchFocus areasSelectionServices: EC2, EBS, RDS, DynamoDB, Auto Scaling, S3, VPC, Route53, DirectConnectReviewServices: AWS Blog, AWS What's NewMonitoringServices: CloudWatch, Lambda, Kinesis, SQSTradeoffsServices: CloudFront, ElastiCache, Snowball, RDS (read replicas)Best practicesSelectionChoose appropriate resource typesCompute, storage, database, networkingTrade OffsProximity and cachingCost Optimization"Ability to run systems to deliver business value at the lowest price point"Design principlesAdopt a consumption model (only pay for what you use)Measure overall efficiencyStop spending money on data center operationsAnalyze and attribute expendituresUse managed services to reduce TCOKey service: AWS Cost Explorer (with cost allocation tags)Focus areasExpenditure awarenessServices: Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, CloudWatch, SNSCost-effective resourcesServices: Reserved Instances, Spot Instances, Cost ExplorerMatching supply and demandServices: Auto ScalingOptimizing over timeServices: AWS Blog, AWS What's New, Trusted AdvisorKey pointsUse Trusted Advisor to find ways to save $$$The Well-Architected ReviewCentered around the question "Are you well architected?"The Well-Architected review provides a consistent approach to review workload against current AWS best practices and gives advice on how to architect for the cloudBenefits of the reviewBuild and deploy fasterLower or mitigate risksMake informed decisionsLearn AWS best practicesThe AWS Well-Architected ToolCloud-based service available from the AWS consoleProvides consistent process for you to review and measure your architecture using the AWS Well-Architected FrameworkHelps you:LearnMeasureImproveImprovement planBased on identified high and medium risk topicsCanned list of suggested action items to address each risk topicMilestonesMakes a read-only snapshot of completed questions and answersBest practicesSave milestone after initially completing workload reviewThen, whenever you make large changes to your workload architecture, perform a subsequent review and save as a new milestoneLinksAWS Well-ArchitectedAWS Well-Architected Framework - Online/HTML versionincludes drill down pages for each review question, with recommended action items to address that issueAWS Well-Architected ToolEnhanced NetworkingAmazon EBS-optimized instanceVPC EndpointAmazon S3 Transfer AccelerationAWS Billing and Cost ManagementWhitepapersAWS Well-Architected FrameworkOperational Excellence PillarSecurity PillarReliability PillarPerformance-Efficiency PillarCost Optimization PillarEnd Song:The Shadow Gallery by Roy EnglandFor a full transcription of this episode, please visit the episode webpage.We'd love to hear from you! You can reach us at:Web: https://mobycast.fmVoicemail: 844-818-0993Email: [email protected]: https://twitter.com/hashtag/mobycastReddit: https://reddit.com/r/mobycast

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