Architecting and Ecosystem

Question 1

What are well architected principles?

Answer 1

• no capacity planning (ASG)
• test at production scale (disposable resources)
• Automate experimentation (IAAC, PAAS)
• Allow for evolutionary architecture
• Drive change with real data/usage patterns
• Use cloud for simulations to improve

AWS Well-Architected tool

Question 2

What are AWS cloud best design practices?

Answer 2

• Scalability
• Disposable resources (IAAC)
• Automation (serverless, IAAS)
• Loose coupling (SNS, SQS)
• Services, not servers (don’t just use EC2, use managed services)

Question 3

What are 5 Pillars?

Answer 3

1) Operational Excellence - run/monitor/support
2) Security - protect/mitigate
3) Reliability - meet demand/recover
4) Performance Efficiency - meet demand changes
5) Cost Optimization - lowest price point

Question 4

What is the key service for the 5 pillars?

Answer 4

• Cloud Formation

Question 5

What is AWS partner network?

Answer 5

• An experts network
• Technology Partners
• Consulting Partners
• Training Partners
• Competency Program (become a partner)
• Navigate (be better)

Question 6

AWS Eco System Free References

Answer 6

• AWS Blogs
• AWS Forums
• AWS Whitepapers and guides
• AWS Quick Starts (help on QUICKLY deploying a technology, Cloud Formations). These can be ‘run’ to produce a cloud solution
• AWS Solutions (vetted technology solutions)

Question 7

What are Operational Excellence Pillar details?

Answer 7

• Cloud Formation / Config / Cloudwatch
• Operations as code
• documentation
• frequent small changes

Question 8

What are Security pillar details ?

Answer 8

• IAM and Organizations
• Identity
• Data Protection / Security events
• Protect data at use and at rest

Question 9

What are Reliability pillar details?

Answer 9

• Foundations, Change Management, Failure Management
• IAM / Trusted Advisor / Service limits
• Recovery / Testing recovery
• Application runs efficiently with no disruptions
• Horizontal Scaling
• Auto Scaling Groups (ASG)
• Recovery

Question 10

What are Performance Efficiency pillar details?

Answer 10

• Be aware of AWS technologies
• Go global
• use serverless

Question 11

What is Cost Optimization Pillar details?

Answer 11

• Budgets / Cost Usage Report / Cost Explorer
• Pay for what you use (avoid EC2 where possible)
• Use Tags for cost analysis
• CloudWatch
• Analyze Expenditure