World Congress 2023 Sep 27, 2023

Building Well-Architected applications

Mustafa Toroman

Relying on auto-scaling to mask memory leaks is draining your cloud budget. Discover how to balance trade-offs and master the five pillars of well-architected applications.

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#1 about 3 min

History and rapid evolution of cloud computing platforms

How cloud environments grew from simple virtual machines to constantly changing managed services.

#2 about 2 min

Differences between cloud adoption and well-architected frameworks

Why the cloud adoption framework focuses on organizational process while well-architected targets single solutions.

#3 about 4 min

Balancing trade-offs across the five well-architected pillars

How architectural decisions balancing reliability, cost optimization, and performance depend on strong global networks.

#4 about 1 min

Implementing continuous loops for cloud cost optimization

Why periodic analysis of service utilization is required to manage infrastructure spending effectively.

#5 about 3 min

Modernizing operational excellence and cloud deployment tools

Evaluating tooling updates and ensuring infrastructure scales dynamically based on genuine user traffic.

#6 about 3 min

Defining service level objectives and reliability targets

How recovery point objectives and multi-region setups shape both system availability and operational costs.

#7 about 6 min

Protecting infrastructure with the shared responsibility model

Navigating identity management, application security barriers, and localized data encryption regulations.

#8 about 4 min

Evaluating cloud architectures through periodic framework reviews

Leveraging provider questionnaires every six months to realign infrastructure with current cloud capabilities.

#9 about 4 min

Developer transition to architecture and finops automation

Guidance for future architects on embracing failure alongside strict recommendations against raw infrastructure services.

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