What is the expected outcome of a Well-Architected Framework review?

The expected outcome of a Well-Architected Framework review is an optimized cloud architecture aligned with best practices. The Well-Architected Framework is designed to help organizations build secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructure for applications in the cloud.

By conducting a review using this framework, companies can identify areas of improvement in their cloud architecture across five pillars: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization. The insights gained from the review enable organizations to make informed decisions about how to modify their architectures to enhance performance and ensure compliance with industry best practices.

This process results in not just an improved design and implementation of services but also supports ongoing operational excellence by consistently aligning with best practices. The other choices do not reflect the primary goals or benefits of the Well-Architected Framework. For example, an increase in customer service inquiries and a reduction in workforce requirements do not directly connect with the intent of the review, while service expansion pertains more to AWS's offerings rather than an individual organization's architecture optimization.