Achieving Frugal Architecture using the AWS Well-Architected Framework guidance
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This article discusses how the AWS Well-Architected Framework aligns with the Frugal Architect mindset and its seven laws for achieving cost-effective and sustainable architectures.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Making cost a non-functional requirement (Law 1) by following the Cost Optimization Pillar
- Aligning cost to business (Law 2) through cost attribution and ROI analysis
- Architecting as a series of trade-offs (Law 3) across different pillars based on priorities
- Observing systems to control costs (Law 4) using the Operational Excellence Pillar
- Implementing cost controls (Law 5) through monitoring across multiple pillars
- Incrementally optimizing costs (Law 6) by following a continuous improvement process
- Challenging assumptions (Law 7) via an evolutionary architecture approach
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