AMA02 – Advanced AWS Well-Architected Best Practices
AMA02 - Advanced AWS Well-Architected Best Practices
Course description
This hands-on, advanced technical-level, instructor-led course provides a deep dive into Amazon Web
Services (AWS) best practices to help you perform effective and efficient AWS Well-Architected Framework
reviews. The course covers the phases of a review, including how to prepare, run, and get guidance after a
review has been performed. This course is designed for AWS customers and AWS Partners. Attendees
should have familiarity with the AWS concepts, terminology, services, and tools that are covered in the
intermediate 200-level precursor to this course. This course provides an AWS Well-Architected Framework
review simulation and instructor-led group exercises and discussions about prioritizing and resolving risks.
The content focuses on how to prepare proposals on high and medium risk issues using the AWS WellArchitected Tool.
Activities
This course includes presentations, demonstrations, group exercise sessions, and knowledge checks.
Course objectives
In this course, you will learn to:
Recognize workload definition and key concepts
Identify the AWS Well-Architected Framework review phases, process, best practices, and antipatterns
Identify high and medium risks
Prioritize improvements to the AWS Well-Architected workflow
Locate and use the AWS Well-Architected Framework white paper, labs, and prebuilt solutions in
the AWS solutions library
Locate and use AWS Well-Architected independent software vendors (ISVs)
Locate and use the AWS Well-Architected Partner Program (WAPP)
Intended audience
This course is intended for:
Solutions architects
Cloud practitioners
Data engineers
Data scientists
Developers
Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have:
Completed AWS Well-Architected Best Practices Intermediate – L200
Course outline
Module 0: Course Introduction
Module 1: AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews
AWS Well-Architected Framework workload
AWS Well-Architected Framework review phases
AWS Well-Architected review approach, lessons learned, and use cases
AWS Well-Architected review best practices
AWS Well-Architected review anti-patterns
Knowledge check
Module 2: Customer Scenario Group Sessions
Customer Story
Demonstration of the workflow
Hands-on group exercise
Demonstration: Running a review in the Operational Excellence pillar
Role-play exercise: Running a review in the Security pillar
Role-play exercise: Running a review in the Reliability pillar
Role-play exercise: Running a review in the Performance Efficiency pillar
Role-play exercise: Running a review in the Cost Optimization pillar
Module 3: Risk Solutions and Priorities
AWS Well-Architected Framework review engagement workflow
High risk and medium risk issues
Defining risks
Resolving high-risk issues (HRIs) and medium-risk issues (MRIs)
Group discussion: Identifying and resolving significant risks for:
Operational Excellence
Security
Reliability
Performance Efficiency
Cost Optimization
Prioritizing improvements
AWS Well-Architected improvement workflow
Module 4: Resources
Resource pages
AWS Well-Architected ISVs
AWS Well-Architected Partner Program (WAPP)
Module 5: Course Summary
Debrief
What’s next?
Course feedback