Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR): AWS account assessment

The Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR) process starts with an initial call, during which Ankercloud’s team will learn more about your AWS setup and specific needs. A complete overview of the WAFR will be presented, with a special focus on the advantages and potential business outcomes.

Ankercloud’s team will also be happy and available to answer all the potential questions.

After the initial requirements gathering, the WAFR process will then follow these steps:

1. Review and Milestone Report 1: Ankercloud will ask for Read-only access to your account , will perform the complete review, and will generate the first report with no major effort required from your side.
2. HRIs Workshop: the results will be presented and explained in detail during a collaborative workshop, with a special focus on presenting the High-Risk Issues (HRIs) found and outlining a detailed action plan to improve the setup.
3. Remediations: Ankercloud will remediate at least 45% of the HRIs, according to the specific needs agreed upon during the HRIs Workshop.
4. Review and Milestone Report 2: after the remediations, Ankercloud will conduct the review again and generate a second report to demonstrate the improvements implemented

Effort required from you:

• IAM User creation  for our Solution Architect to access your account
• 2-4 Hours for the initial discussion and the HRIs Workshop
• Optional: Last 3-months AWS billing invoices (for cost optimization recommendations)

Deliverables:

• Milestone Report 1: answers to 58 questions divided into all the 6 AWS Pillars, with relevant documentation and improvement plan
• Audit Report: summarizing all the HRIs, with an overview of the actions that can be taken by Ankercloud and related recommendations
• HRIs Workshop: a detailed explanation of the HRIs and criticality
• Remediations: Ankercloud will take care of solving at least 45% of the HRI
• Milestone Report 2: generated after the remediations have been taken, to show stakeholders that the setup is optimized and secure.

Get started with WAFR:

To get started with the Well-Architected Framework Review and book your first intro call with us or for any further questions, don’t hesitate to reach out at cloudengagement@ankercloud.com 

Why Us?

Ankercloud is an AWS Advanced Partner with 80+ AWS Professional Certifications and 10+ AWS designations (competencies and delivery programs), with extensive Cloud, Data, DevOps, HPC, and ML experience. Bring us the next challenge!

For further reading about use cases and past WAFR projects, please visit our website: Ankercloud: case studies