RightBrain Networks (RBN), is proud to announce our attainment of the AWS Well-Architected Partner status. The status recognizes that RBN has the expertise to deliver Well-Architected reviews for existing application workloads or new applications based on AWS’ best practices and guidelines.
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RBN is an Advanced tier AWS Partner, in addition to being one of the first six AWS Managed Service Partners when the program launched in 2015. Becoming an AWS Well-Architected Partner is another step in our dedication to ensuring our customers are getting the most out of their AWS solutions.
What Does It Mean to Be an AWS Well-Architected Partner
AWS established the AWS Well-Architected Partner Program to help customers identify APN Consulting Partners with deep expertise in optimizing workloads and mitigating risks in their workloads. Achieving the AWS Well-Architected Partner status differentiates RBN as an AWS Partner Network (APN) member that provides specialized demonstrated technical proficiency and proven customer success in identifying if customer workloads meet the five pillars of the Well-Architected Framework: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, and Cost Optimization.
AWS Well-Architected Partners have the skills and expertise to identify critical customer workloads and remediate any issues in a customer’s AWS environment. To receive the designation, APN Partners must possess deep AWS expertise and deliver solutions seamlessly on AWS.
AWS Well-Architected Framework
The Well-Architected Framework has been developed to help cloud architects build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for their applications. Based on five pillars — operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization — the Framework provides a consistent approach for customers and partners to evaluate architectures and implement designs that will scale over time. The AWS Well-Architected pillars include:
Operational Excellence
The operational excellence pillar focuses on running and monitoring systems to deliver business value, and continually improving processes and procedures. Key topics include managing and automating changes, responding to events, and defining standards to manage daily operations successfully.
Security
The security pillar focuses on protecting information & systems. Key topics include confidentiality and integrity of data, identifying and managing who can do what with privilege management, protecting systems, and establishing controls to detect security events.
Reliability
The reliability pillar focuses on the ability to prevent, and quickly recover from failures to meet business and customer demand. Key topics include foundational elements around setup, cross-project requirements, recovery planning, and how we handle change.
Performance Efficiency
The performance efficiency pillar focuses on using IT and computing resources efficiently. Key topics include selecting the right resource types and sizes based on workload requirements, monitoring performance, and making informed decisions to maintain efficiency as business needs evolve.
Cost Optimization
Cost Optimization focuses on avoiding un-needed costs. Key topics include understanding and controlling where money is being spent, selecting the most appropriate and right number of resource types, analyzing spend over time, and scaling to meet business needs without overspending.
