Operational Excellence
Run and monitor systems efficiently.
Continually improve supporting processes and procedures.
Apexon AWS Cloud Engineering Services:
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
Security
Security
Protect information, systems, assets.
Apply risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
Reliability
Reliability
Automate recovery from infrastructure/service failures.
Add computing resources on demand.
Quickly mitigate disruptions, e.g., misconfigurations or transient network issues.
Performance Efficiency
Performance Efficiency
Use resources efficiently to meet system requirements.
Maintain efficiency as demand changes and technologies evolve.
Cost
Optimization
Optimization
Cost
Optimization
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.
sample task prioritization
Remediation Ref
WA_ID
Remediation Details
001
OPS2
Enable CloudFront logging across all regions
006
OPS2
Enable S3 Bucket logging for all buckets
007
OPS2
Enable VPC Flow logs for all VPCs in regions
013
SEC1
Ensure CloudTrail Bucket MFA delete is enabled for all regions
015
SEC1
Ensure that all access keys are rotated within 45 days
018
SEC4
Ensure that GuardDuty is enabled
021
SEC9
Ensure that all CloudTrail logs are encrypted
031
REL6
EBS Volumes without recent snapshot (10 days) – All site
036
PERF3
Multiple EBS volumes require conversion to General Purpose SSD
038
COST1
Unused EBS volumes found within site which require archiving and removal
Item Ref
Work item Detail
001_ANO
Well-Architected Program – Resource Onboard and preparation
001_ANO
Well-Architected – Perform exercise report generation
001_SOW
Well-Architected SOW preparation and presentation
001_PS_PRI
Well-Architected professional services for completion of prioritised tasks
TOTAL COST
$USD – $5k AWS Credit if offered to Apexon
OPxx – Operational efficiencySExx – SecurityRExx – ReliabilityPERxx – PerformanceCOSTxx – Cost
AWS Well-Architected Framework Review
RECENT CUSTOMERS
AWS expertise
AWS powered Digital engineering offerings
Successful cloud enablement projects
AWS accelerators & enablers
DevOps, data analytics
IOT
Service Delivery Program & Database Freedom
300+
aws certified experts
Compliance, Regulated Industries
Apexon & AWS
SCHEDULE YOUR AWS WELL-ARCHITECTED Framework REVIEW TODAY