AWS Well-Architected Tool¶

The Well-Architected Tool is an important part of running a Well-Architected Framework Review. It allows you to capture the current state and create milestones after each review.

In this guide I will walk through how to use the tool. The initial release milestone I selected None of these for each question.

Walkthrough¶

Step 1: Creating the workload in the tool¶

• Sign into your AWS Management Console.
• Search for the Well-Architected Tool or Click Services in the top left and look for AWS Well-Architected Tool under Management & Governance.
• Click Define Workload.

Step 2: Define the workload properties¶

• Enter a name for your workload.
• Enter a description that helps define the purpose of the workload.
• Add the Review Owners email.
• Select the appropriate environment (Production or Pre-production).
• Choose the AWS Regions that this workload operates in.
• Add any non-AWS regions
  • For example, if part of the workload lives on-premises or in another cloud provider.
• Add a link to an Architectural design if available.
  • These are very important.
• Add an Industry and Industry type (Optional).

Step 3: Apply lenses¶

• Check the box to any lenses that applies to your current workload.
• Click Define Workload.

Step 4: Set the Pillar priority¶

• This is an optional task but it is important.
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Step 5: Start the review¶

• Click Start reviewing.
  • On the drop down, click AWS Well-Architected Framkework
• This will bring you to the first question of the review.

Step 6: Answer the questions¶

• Review the question and the best practices below each question.
• For each best practice your workload follows, check the box.
• Mark each best practice that is not applicable under the section Mark best practices(s) that don't apply to this workload.
  • This is faily new to the WA Tool. AWS Blog

Step 7: Finish the review¶

• After the review has finished, click Save milestone.
• Give the Milestone a name.
• Click your new Milestone.
• Click the AWS Well-Architected Framework lense.
  • There will be an option for each lense you selected when creating the workload.
• Here you can generate a report.
  • This will create a pdf that you can review.
• Click Improvement plan to see what is being recomended.
  • Each item will have a Recommended improvement items that can help you remediate the risks.

NOTE: - Everything found here and in the pdf are the same. - All the links are from here AWS Well-Architected Framework.

Step 8: Continually review the workload¶

• Schedule a review of the workload regularly.
  • This will help keep up on what improvements are being made.
  • Document in the notes of each question what best practices are in progress or have been completed.
• Save each review as a Milestone.