FRAMEWORK PILLARS
The 6 pillars we audit
A systematic review across every dimension of the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
Operational Excellence
Runbooks, monitoring, incident response, deployment automation
Security
IAM policies, encryption, network security, compliance, data protection
Reliability
Multi-AZ, auto-scaling, backup strategy, disaster recovery, fault isolation
Performance Efficiency
Right-sizing, caching, CDN, database optimization, compute selection
Cost Optimization
Reserved instances, Savings Plans, waste elimination, right-sizing
Sustainability
Resource efficiency, managed services adoption, workload optimization
DELIVERABLES
Your Well-Architected deliverables
Every review produces actionable artifacts your team can execute on immediately.
Risk Assessment Report
Every finding categorized as Critical, High, Medium, Low with business impact.
Architecture Diagrams
Current state vs recommended state. Clear visual of what changes and why.
Implementation Roadmap
Prioritized action plan with effort estimates, cost projections, and timeline.
HOW IT WORKS
How the review works
A proven 4-step process from access to action plan.
Account Access & Discovery
Read-only IAM role setup via CloudFormation. Full inventory scan of your AWS environment.
6-Pillar Assessment
Systematic review against 200+ best practices across all six Well-Architected pillars.
Findings & Prioritization
Risk matrix with severity ratings. Business impact analysis for every finding.
Remediation Plan
Implementation roadmap with your team or ours. Effort estimates, cost projections, timeline.
RESULTS
What clients achieve
Real outcomes from our Well-Architected Reviews.
FAQ
Common questions
Everything you need to know about our AWS Well-Architected Reviews.
An AWS Well-Architected Review is a systematic assessment of your cloud infrastructure against the six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability. We identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities across your entire AWS environment.
Our standard review takes 48 hours from the moment we receive read-only access to your AWS account. Complex environments with 50+ services or multi-account setups may take 3-5 business days. You receive a prioritized findings report with actionable recommendations at the end.
Yes, the initial diagnostic review is completely free. We provide a high-level risk assessment across all 6 pillars, identify your top critical findings, and deliver a summary report. If you want the full deep-dive assessment with architecture diagrams and implementation roadmap, we offer that as a paid engagement.
We only need a read-only IAM role with the AWS-managed ReadOnlyAccess policy. We never request write permissions during the review phase. We provide a CloudFormation template to set up the role in under 5 minutes, and you can revoke access at any time.
Yes. After delivering the findings report, we can implement the recommended fixes with your team or independently. Every remediation comes with a rollback plan, is tested in a staging environment first, and follows change management best practices. We prioritize by business impact so you fix the most critical issues first.
AWS recommends a review at least once per year, or after any major infrastructure change such as a migration, new product launch, or significant scale event. Fast-moving teams shipping weekly should consider quarterly reviews to catch configuration drift and new risks early.
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