Advanced AWS Well-Architected Best Practices Training

Through simulation, group exercises, discussions, and role-playing activities this course will help you identify and solution for high and medium risk issues with an expert AWS instructor with deep technical knowledge. This one-day, classroom training course will provide you with a consistent approach to perform Well-Architected Framework Reviews and use the AWS Well-Architected Tool to assess a workload so you can continue to scale your infrastructure securely and efficiently.

Participants should have:

• Knowledge of core AWS services, AWS management interfaces, and AWS design and architecture
• Taken Architecting on AWS and AWS Well-Architected Best Practices

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

• Solutions architects
• Cloud practitioners
• Data engineers
• Data scientists
• Developers

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Workload definition and key concepts
• The AWS Well-Architected Framework Review phases, process, best practices, and anti-patterns
• High and medium risks
• Prioritizing improvements to the AWS Well-Architected workflow

Course Introduction

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

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

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

Resources

• Resource pages
• AWS Well-Architected ISVs
• AWS Well-Architected Partner Program (WAPP)

Course Summary

• Debrief
• What’s next?
• Course feedback

Exams and Assessments

There are no specific certification associated with this course.

Hands-On Learning

• Simulation
• Group exercises
• Discussions
• Role playing activities