AWS Well-Architected Program
Optimize your architecture in the cloud
The Well-Architected program enables us to work with you to improve your applications deployed on AWS by validating your specific requirements and current configuration. The goal of the program is for companies to optimize their architecture in the cloud in order to reduce direct costs for AWS infrastructure and services as well as indirect costs – for example through automation with a positive impact on daily operations.
Syntax is a certified AWS Well-Architected partner and offers companies a free review of customer-specific architectures. Based on our years of technical expertise, we have successfully conducted reviews of workloads according to the requirements of the five pillars of the Well-Architected framework, consisting of operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency and cost optimization.
With this service and thanks to an experienced team that specializes in fully penetrating applications on AWS and identifying and implementing optimization potential, Syntax can initiate the continuous improvement process in a scalable and flexible way, and solve problems along the way.
The 5 pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
Operational Excellence
The ability to operate and monitor systems to add value to the business and continuously improve support processes and procedures.
Security
The ability to protect information, systems and assets while increasing business value through risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
Cost Optimization
The ability to make system efficiency and ROI measurable and eliminate unnecessary costs and wasted resources.
Reliability
The ability to recover from a malfunction in the infrastructure or a service as well as to scale resources dynamically as required, and to cushion interruptions that may occur (for example, through misconfigurations or temporary network problems).
Performance Efficiency
Efficient use of computing resources according to requirements – even as technology evolves.
Our approach
1. Make an appointment with us
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2. Together with you, we define the workloads to be analyzed and the people required
In this 15- to 20-minute meeting, we select a productive workload on AWS. We then examine this in a session lasting approximately two to four hours – with our solution architects and one or more people from your team who are familiar with the architecture and infrastructure in which the workload to be tested was implemented.
3. We schedule the analysis session
4. We carry out the analysis session
The aim of the session is to examine the 5 pillars of the framework: Operation, Security, Reliability, Performance and Cost Optimization. In addition, our experts ask a number of additional questions. The session usually lasts between two and four hours. Our team then analyzes the information received. The results lead to a report detailing potential improvements and weaknesses.
5. Handover of the report
The report contains the conclusions of the analysis and the proposed measures that the Syntax team can implement.
6. Rectification of defects
Syntax selects at least 45 percent of the high risk incidents (HRI) mentioned in the report and takes the necessary measures – from the creation or adaptation of a procedure to the activation or configuration of an AWS service to cost optimization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which people or roles should participate in the Well-Architected Review (WAR) session?
Those responsible for the AWS platform, workloads/applications, operations, infrastructure/solution architects, security and network specialists … This ensures that all relevant points can be covered in the Well-Architected Session.
What are "HRIs" and what impact can they have on the platform?
High Risk Incidents (HRIs) are identified based on the general best practices recommended by AWS. Their impact on workload depends on the corresponding pillar and may include items such as critical safety-related conditions, unimplemented emergency response measures, lack of root cause analysis (RCA) procedures or undefined measurement methods for assessment.
What % of HRIs does Syntax mitigate?
As an AWS-certified partner, Syntax remediates at least 45 percent of the HRIs detected as part of the WAR program.
What happens to the remaining identified problems (high and medium)?
To resolve these problems, companies can request a service description from Syntax, including a cost and effort forecast.
Why is access to the AWS console necessary and what authorizations are required?
To get the most out of the session, it makes sense for us to be able to check the platform in advance. We need read rights to analyze the components of the workload and to create the Well-Architected Report.
Who decides which HRIs should be mitigated?
Syntax makes a recommendation as to which HRIs should be processed first. This selection is based on a criticality analysis and an estimate of the effort required to rectify the HRI. However, if necessary, an agreement can be reached to change this preselection.
What skills and qualifications does Syntax have for carrying out Well-Architected Reviews (WAR)?
The entire Syntax team responsible for the implementation of WAR is AWS-certified. Our experts have been involved in numerous projects as architects and technicians and have managed services in solutions deployed on AWS.