AWS Well-Architected Framework (AWS Whitepaper)

As you use operations procedures, look for opportunities to improve them. As you evolve your workload, evolve your procedures appropriately. Set up regular game days to review and validate that all procedures are effective and that teams are familiar with them.

There are different types of detective controls. For example, conducting an inventory of assets and their detailed attributes promotes more effective decision making (and lifecycle controls) to help establish operational baselines.

Drive architectures using data:

Automate to make architectural experimentation easier:

AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards web applications running on AWS.

Successful evolution of operations is founded in: frequent small improvements; providing safe environments and time to experiment, develop, and test improvements; and environments in which learning from failures is encouraged.

Improve through game days:

Tradeoffs can increase the complexity of your architecture and require load testing to ensure that a measurable benefit is obtained.

Stop guessing your capacity needs: