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# Module 9
A bunch of slides, Wilmer was speed running this one
### Pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
### Operational Excellence Pillar
* Deliver business value
* Automating changes
* Responding to events
* Perform operations as code
* Make frequent, small, reversible changes
* Refine operations procedures frequently
* Anticipate failure
* Learn from all operational events and failures
### Security Pillar
#### Principles
* Implement a strong identity foundation
* Enable traceability
* Apply security at all layers
* Automate security best practices
* Protect data in transit and at rest
* Keep people away from data
* Prepare for security events
### Reliability pillar
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Things are constantly changing, we must adapt to it
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* Automatically recover from failure
* Test recovery procedures
* Scale horizontally to increase aggregate workload availability
* Stop guessing capacity
* Manage change in automation
### Performance Efficiency pillar
#### Principles
* Democratize advanced technologies
* Go global in minutes
* Use serverless architectures
* Experiment more often
* Consider mechanical sympathy
### Cost Optimization Pillar
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Notifications can be sent to your phone based off cost metrics
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### Reliability
## QUIZ ANSWERS
