okay have you seen this yet check this out this is one of the most in-demand Frameworks to learn
if you are a developer Solutions architect or you just want to ensure your team is using the best
cloud technology but first what exactly is the AWS well architected framework it consists of six key
pillars one being security reliability performance efficiency cost optimization sustainability and
operational excellence the AWS well architected framework is a way to provide consistent approach
for our customers and partners to both evaluate architectures and also Implement scalable designs
this is something that is super in demand from both an employer looking to see if someone that
they are hiring has these skill sets and this knowledge about this framework and then also
too when you are on a team if you are looking for a promotion upskill or continue to build out your
team this framework is essential to stand out I'm going to really dive into operational excellence
and also to reliability but before we do that that let's look at each individual pillar to give you a
really big sense of what exactly this framework is about let's start with security which essentially
is the ability to protect Data Systems and assets so it of course includes confidentiality integrity
and availability then we have performance efficiency which is the ability to use
Computing resources efficiently this could include things such as selecting the right resource type
and sizes reviewing to continually optimize and also to monitoring performance next up is cost
optimization pillar which essentially focuses on avoiding unnecessary costs key topics from
spending over time controlling fund allocation and selecting resources of the right type and
quantity then we have sustainability which is all about minimizing the environmental impacts of
running Cloud workloads key topics such as shared responsibility for sustainability understanding
the impact that these Technologies and what we are working with has with sustainability and also
to maximizing utilization to minimize required resources and reduce Downstream impacts and then
we have the two that we're really going to dive into which is the operational excellence pillar
and the reliability pillar and here's why these two are so important now for me one of the best
ways to really understand something is through a real world example so let's use this example
of Acme core Acme Corp runs a mission critical e-commerce application on AWS and sees significant
spikes in traffic during the holiday season and of course in order to maintain High reliability and
uptime during these Peak periods it's up to Acme's devops team to employ several techniques the first
being operational excellence detailed Cloud watch dashboards and alarms are configured to monitor
key application metrics due to latency error rates and traffic this gives real time visibility into
issues all system components are fully documented and operational REM books are defined for Rapid
incident response now let's go go to reliability the application is deployed across say multiple
zones using Auto scaling groups and elastic load balancers regular load tests are conducted using
a tool like say testable to validate the capacity limits also too when it comes to resilience both
the Ops excellence and also to the reliability pillars really help achieve that common goal
resilience is essentially the ability for a system to recover from a failure induced by load attacks
and failures and with the AWS well architected framework it will essentially help Cloud
Architects build the most secure high-performing and resilient infrastructures that are possible
for applications it really provides a consistent approach for everyone to evaluate architectures
and have this guidance almost to implement designs that can scale with your application
anyways that's like a lot of technical jargon in there but the point being is they are under
a lot of pressure it's holiday season and they have a ton of traffic coming to their website so
during this holiday Peak the Ops team is on high alert and of course monitoring different metrics
now once the holiday season has come to an end the team is able to review the operational data that
they have gathered throughout this really high stressful time to identify potential improvements
for next year's Peak to understand what they could do better for the future additional dashboards can
be created and the runbooks updated to incorporate these learnings so essentially by leveraging
something like AWS services and well-architected best practices Acme is able to really optimize
reliability and operational excellence tying it all back together again this is a real
world example that I really like I need a visual storytelling aspect when I'm learning something
new and when I was going through each pillar in this framework this really helped me understand it
by thinking how would a real company utilize this framework how would they Implement these different
pillars and that really brought it all together with for me if you will okay but here's another
example of both reliability and operational excellence this really helped me as well when
you think reliability your architecture should be like a rubber band it should be flexible but
also able to bounce back from getting stretched then when you think operational excellence your
operations should run like say a Swiss watch finely tuned with all parts working together
so what exactly can someone expect to make in salary or compensation when it comes to having
these skills and having this knowledge for the AWS well architected framework is it something
that you should put on your resume that you can share with your employer well I kind of alluded
to that earlier that yes this is very important and it will help you stand out cloud is continuing
to rise at such rapid numbers for being in demand for such large companies that really any skills
revolving around cloud is such a way to stand out now I went to levels FYI which as many of
you know is one of my favorite websites when it comes to salaries and total comp mainly because
it's accurate it is literally through connecting with employees them sharing data they have to
back up that data those numbers and let's go into a level of FYI right now let's click on
devops because devops is something that would utilize this framework quite a bit now as you
can see here under devops the total median comp is 145 000 us so we can go here and see view jobs
and I mean a lot are significantly higher than that and one of the things with levels
FYI I really like too is that they do it based on location based on company but overall it's it's
a good salary I gotta say devops is where it's at and this is a great way with this framework
to really help you stand out because it is a very competitive industry now let's talk about
promotions doing something like this gaining this knowledge around this framework is a great way
to not only put on your resume when you are job hunting but also to to help you with a promotion
I know a lot of you are really big on getting certificates or continuing to learn and upskill
as we continue to see how quickly Tech is moving and transforming we need to stay on top of it and
this is one of the most in demand Frameworks to have an understanding of to really have a deep
sense of not only from a hiring standpoint as I mentioned but also to being able to work on a
team and utilize these skills and this knowledge all right I hope you enjoyed going through this
video with me sharing more about the AWS well architected framework it's one of those things
that for me anyways if it wasn't for some of my friends working at AWS and really being immersed
in Tech on a day-to-day basis I wouldn't even potentially know about this framework or that
I can take this online by the way it's it's 90 minutes in length it's really not that much of
a commitment in time I wanted to share it with you because I know so many of you are really
focused on leveling up upskilling and many of you are interested in areas of tech that are growing
rapidly one of them being cloud and this goes hand in hand with that whether you are interested in
cloud or maybe interested in software development devops however you are growing your career as we
know having continuing to level up it's never a bad thing and I thought this was a really fun way
to go through a specific course a specific program let me know if you enjoyed it any questions you
have oh yes and of course I link down below the AWS well architected page so make sure to
go check it out and learn more about how it can help you in your career Journey also to leave in
the comments if you have taken this before your thoughts on it and if it helped you level up in
your career in your skill set all of the above all right I'll see you all soon thanks everyone
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