Advanced AWS Well-Architected Best Practices

Course code

AWABP

Duration

1 Days, 8 Acad. Hours

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Course Overview

Objectives

Prerequisites

Course Outline

Course Overview

Course description

This hands-on, advanced technical-level, instructor-led course provides a deep dive into Amazon Web Services (AWS) best practices to help you perform effective and efficient AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews. The course covers the phases of a review, including how to prepare, run, and get guidance after a review has been performed. This course is designed for AWS customers and AWS Partners. Attendees should have familiarity with the AWS concepts, terminology, services, and tools that are covered in the intermediate 200-level precursor to this course. This course provides an AWS Well-Architected Framework review simulation and instructor-led group exercises and discussions about prioritizing and resolving risks. The content focuses on how to prepare proposals on high and medium risk issues using the AWS WellArchitected Tool.

Activities

This course includes presentations, demonstrations, group exercise sessions, and knowledge checks.

Objectives

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:

Recognize workload definition and key concepts
Identify the AWS Well-Architected Framework review phases, process, best practices, and antipatterns
Identify high and medium risks
Prioritize improvements to the AWS Well-Architected workflow
Locate and use the AWS Well-Architected Framework white paper, labs, and prebuilt solutions in the AWS solutions library
Locate and use AWS Well-Architected independent software vendors (ISVs)
Locate and use the AWS Well-Architected Partner Program (WAPP)

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

Solutions architects
Cloud practitioners
Data engineers
Data scientists
Developers

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

Completed AWS Well-Architected Best Practices Intermediate – L200

Course Outline

Course outline

Module 0: Course Introduction

Module 1: AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews

AWS Well-Architected Framework workload
AWS Well-Architected Framework review phases
AWS Well-Architected review approach, lessons learned, and use cases
AWS Well-Architected review best practices
AWS Well-Architected review anti-patterns
Knowledge check

Module 2: Customer Scenario Group Sessions

Customer Story
Demonstration of the workflow
Hands-on group exercise
Demonstration: Running a review in the Operational Excellence pillar
Role-play exercise: Running a review in the Security pillar
Role-play exercise: Running a review in the Reliability pillar
Role-play exercise: Running a review in the Performance Efficiency pillar
Role-play exercise: Running a review in the Cost Optimization pillar

Module 3: Risk Solutions and Priorities

AWS Well-Architected Framework review engagement workflow
High risk and medium risk issues
Defining risks
Resolving high-risk issues (HRIs) and medium-risk issues (MRIs)
Group discussion: Identifying and resolving significant risks for:
▪ Operational Excellence
▪ Security
▪ Reliability
▪ Performance Efficiency
▪ Cost Optimization
▪ Prioritizing improvements
AWS Well-Architected improvement workflow