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Operational Excellence Principles and Definition - AWS Well-Architected Framework Study Guide

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Operational Excellence

  • Support development
  • Run workloads effectively
  • Gain insight into operations
  • Continuously improve processes and procedures

Design principles

  • Perform operations as code
  • Make frequent, small, reversible changes
  • Refine operations procedures frequently
  • Anticipate failure
  • Learn from all operational failures

Definition

  • Composed of four best practice areas:
    • Organization
    • Prepare
    • Operate
    • Evolve
  • Leadership defines business objectives, workload supports them
  • Understand risks of workloads and make informed decisions

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