Our Approach to AWS Well-Architected Best Practices

What is Well-Architected?

The Well-Architected framework, a comprehensive compilation of ‘best practices’ for cloud architecture, is created by AWS.
https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected

Based on this review, you can identify risks that are not in line with best practices.

Impressions from Conducting Reviews

Meeting best practices involves not only workload-specific design, implementation, and operation but also organizational structure, rules, and training.

We have been working with a cross-departmental team called the “Well-Architected Working Group” for several years, and I have compiled a rough diagram of our activities.

Diagram of AWS Well-Architected Utilization Status Across Our Company

I will pick a few examples from the diagram and introduce them.

Well-Architected Working Group

The working group comprises one or more members selected from each target department.

Having members from various departments helps us understand the different circumstances and situations during our meetings.

Reading and Discussing Best Practices

The descriptions of best practices become more transparent and easier to understand each year. Still, some items are difficult to interpret in concrete terms. Establish internal guidelines to determine the acceptable extent and interpretation of best practices.

These discussions also provide feedback on cheat sheets, internal standards and templates, internal training, and internal systems as necessary.

Mini BootCamp

The Well-Architected BootCamp is a workshop where you can learn to apply best practices.

Teams will discuss and present their results on applying best practices to virtual systems and business situations.

The Mini BootCamp is our in-house version of this workshop. Below is a participation report from one of these sessions.
https://iret.media/tag/aws-well-architected-mini-bootcamp

Motivation

If reviewing becomes the main objective, it can distract from the essence. Therefore, I would like to use the AWS best practices positively to ensure quality and improve efficiency!