Advanced AWS Well-Architected Best Practices

Learn to conduct AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews, identify and prioritize risks, and develop improvements across the five Well-Architected pillars.

Course Overview

Advanced AWS Well-Architected Best Practices is an advanced, one-day AWS classroom course focused on performing effective and efficient AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews. The course covers workload definition, review phases, review approaches, best practices, anti-patterns, and the identification of high and medium risk issues.

The course emphasizes practical review activities through customer scenarios, demonstrations, role-play exercises, and group discussions across Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, and Cost Optimization. Learners also explore the AWS Well-Architected workflow, risk prioritization, improvement planning, and AWS Well-Architected resources.

Course Objective

  • Understand workload definition and key AWS Well-Architected concepts
  • Explain the phases and process of an AWS Well-Architected Framework Review
  • Apply AWS Well-Architected Review best practices
  • Identify common AWS Well-Architected Review anti-patterns
  • Identify high risk issues (HRIs) and medium risk issues (MRIs)
  • Apply the AWS Well-Architected workflow to identify and solution significant risks
  • Prioritize improvements across Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, and Cost Optimization
  • Locate and use AWS Well-Architected Framework white papers, labs, and prebuilt solutions
  • Identify and use AWS Well-Architected independent software vendors (ISVs)
  • Identify AWS Well-Architected Partner Program (WAPP) resources

Pre-requisites

Architecting on AWS and AWS Well-Architected Best Practices.

Course Curriculum