AWSome Day Online Conference 2019 - Module 4 AWS Architecting

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Module 4:
AWS Architecting Essentials

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Introduction
Assess and improve architectures
Understand how design decisions impact business
Learn the five pillars and design principles

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5 Pillars
Security
Reliability
Performance efficiency
Cost optimization
Operational excellence

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Security Pillar
Identity and access management (IAM)
Detective controls
Infrastructure protection
Data protection
Incident response

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Security Pillar: Design Principles
Implement security at all layers
Enable traceability
Apply principle of least privilege
Focus on securing your system
Automate

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Reliability Pillar
Recover from issues/failures
Apply best practices in:
• Foundations
• Change management
• Failure management
Anticipate, respond, and prevent failures

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Reliability Pillar: Design Principles
Test recovery procedures
Automatically recover
Scale horizontally
Stop guessing capacity
Manage change in automation

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Performance Efficiency Pillar
Select customizable solutions
Review to continually innovate
Monitor AWS services
Consider the trade-offs

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Performance Efficiency Pillar:
Design Principles
Democratize advanced technologies
Go global in minutes
Use a serverless architectures
Experiment more often
Have mechanical sympathy

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Cost Optimization Pillar
Use cost-effective resources
Matching supply with demand
Increase expenditure awareness
Optimize over time

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Cost Optimization Pillar:
Design Principles
Adopt a consumption model
Measure overall efficiency
Reduce spending on data center operations
Analyze and attribute expenditure
Use managed services

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Operational Excellence Pillar
Manage and automate changes
Respond to events
Define the standards

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Summary
Five pillars and their associated design principles
• Security
• Reliability
• Performance Efficiency
• Cost Optimization
• Operational Excellence

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