Most of us have heard of The AWS Well-Architected Framework which is the most popular cloud architecture framework. It is used by organizations of all sizes to design, build, and operate cloud applications.
If you are looking for a cloud architecture framework to help you design, build, and operate cloud applications, the AWS Well-Architected Framework is a great option.
This is also because the AWS Well-Architected Framework is a general-purpose framework that can be used for any type of cloud application.
However , many architects have limited exposure or understanding of the Microsoft and Google equivalents.
I started to look at these other frameworks to see how they were setup and documented some if my findings here.
Amazon
https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/
AWS Well Architected framework is based on six pillars:
- Cost Optimization: Designing and operating cloud workloads in a cost-effective manner.
- Operational Excellence: Designing and operating cloud workloads in a reliable and scalable manner.
- Performance Efficiency: Designing and operating cloud workloads in a performant and responsive manner.
- Reliability: Designing and operating cloud workloads in a highly available and resilient manner.
- Security: Designing and operating cloud workloads in a secure manner.
- Sustainability: Designing and operating cloud workloads in a sustainable manner.
The AWS Well-Architected Framework is a comprehensive and well-respected , mostly vendor agnostic framework. It is a great resource for organizations that are looking to design, build, and operate cloud applications.
Security
In addition to the above , Amazon has the AWS Security Best Practices, which are a set of security best practices for AWS.
Tools and Resources
AWS Trusted Advisor can help you assess and improve your cloud architecture.
AWS Architecture Center: This website provides a collection of best practices, patterns, and other resources for architects.
AWS Solutions Library: This library provides templates, code samples, and other resources for building common cloud applications.
AWS case Studies: Provides a variety of industry use cases solved using AWS services.
https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations/workload-discovery-on-aws/
Microsoft
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/cloud-enablement/well-architected/#overview
Microsoft has the Azure Well-Architected Framework, which is a set of best practices for designing, building, and operating applications and workloads in the cloud.
Security
Microsoft has the Azure Security Benchmark, which is a set of security best practices for Azure.
Tools
Azure Advisor can help you assess and improve your cloud architecture.
Cloud Design patterns is a good resource when designing cloud architectures
Azure Case Studies shows how Azure services can solve business problms.
https://cloud.google.com/architecture/best-practices
Google has the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Best Practices, which are a set of best practices for designing, building, and operating applications and workloads on GCP.
GCP Security Best Practices are a set of security best practices for GCP.
Tools and Resources
Case studies for GCP solutions an be found at https://cloud.google.com/case-studies/ .
These frameworks provide guidance on security, performance, reliability, cost, and compliance. They can help design and build cloud applications that are secure, reliable, and cost-effective.
There are a number of other good resources and patterns for building cloud applications. Here are a few of my favorites:
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is a non-profit organization that provides a neutral forum for the advancement of cloud native technologies. The CNCF hosts a number of projects, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Envoy.
- The Twelve-Factor App is a set of principles for building cloud native applications. The Twelve-Factor App principles are designed to help build applications that are scalable, reliable, and easy to manage.
- Cloud Native patterns provides a comprehensive overview of cloud native patterns organized into five categories architecture, deployment, operations, testing, monitoring.For case studies go to https://www.cncf.io/case-studies/ .
It is important to note that these frameworks and guidelines are not exhaustive.
They provide a starting point for designing and building cloud applications.
Overall the AWS framework still seems to be the most comprehensive . I do like the Azure Design Patterns documentation.
Hope this is interesting !
