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Cloud Operations on AWS

Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Operations on AWS

Module Overview

Introduction to course scenario
Cloud Operations — areas of responsibility
AWS Well-Architected Framework
AWS Well-Architected Tool

Example Corp. Manager Requests

Our recurring course scenario:

Identify tasks that will change in the cloud
Review the AWS Well-Architected Framework

General Design Principles

Stop guessing capacity needs
Test systems at production scale
Automate architectural experiments
Accommodate for evolutionary architecture
Drive architectures using data
Improve through game days

The Six Pillars of the Well-Architected Framework

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Operational Excellence

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Security

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Reliability

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Performance Efficiency

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Cost Optimization

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Sustainability

Operational Excellence: Design Principles

Organize teams around business outcomes
Implement observability for actionable insights
Safely automate where possible
Make frequent, small, reversible changes
Refine operations procedures frequently
Anticipate failure · Learn from all operational events
Use managed services

Operational Excellence Questions

Prepare: How do you determine your priorities?
Prepare: How do you design workloads to understand their state?
Operate: How do you understand the health of your workload?
Operate: How do you manage workload and operations events?
Evolve: How do you evolve operations?

AWS Well-Architected Tool

Free tool in the AWS Management Console
Review workloads against the six pillars
Get consistent, documented recommendations
Track improvements over time

Troubleshooting Scenario

Issue: How will your organization prioritize the six pillars?

Solution: Facilitate a group discussion — different organizations weigh pillars differently based on industry, risk tolerance, and workload maturity.

Module Summary

Next: Module 2 — Access Management

Module 1 Mind Map

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