Mustafa Toroman

Building Well-Architected applications

Is your cloud architecture truly secure and cost-effective? Learn to navigate the essential trade-offs using the five pillars of the Well-Architected Framework.

Building Well-Architected applications
#1about 3 minutes

The constant evolution of cloud computing

The cloud has evolved from simple virtual machines to hundreds of complex services, making continuous change the only constant.

#2about 2 minutes

Comparing Cloud Adoption and Well-Architected Frameworks

The Cloud Adoption Framework focuses on organizational strategy, while the Well-Architected Framework targets the design of individual solutions.

#3about 3 minutes

The five pillars and their inherent trade-offs

The Well-Architected Framework is built on five pillars, requiring careful trade-offs between areas like reliability and cost optimization.

#4about 4 minutes

Optimizing costs and operational excellence in the cloud

Implement a continuous cycle of data gathering and analysis for cost control while improving DevOps, monitoring, and scaling for operational excellence.

#5about 3 minutes

Defining and achieving application reliability targets

Understand and define key metrics like SLA, SLO, RTO, and RPO to meet reliability commitments while balancing associated costs.

#6about 6 minutes

Understanding the core components of cloud security

Secure your application by managing identity, understanding the shared responsibility model, protecting infrastructure, and encrypting data.

#7about 4 minutes

Using the framework for continuous solution improvement

Apply the Well-Architected Framework as a set of guiding questions to periodically review and improve your solution's design and configuration.

#8about 4 minutes

Q&A on architecture careers and cloud best practices

Advice for aspiring architects includes embracing mistakes, owning them, avoiding IaaS, and using a Web Application Firewall.

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