AWS Standard
The 6 Pillars Evaluated During Every Review
1. Operational Excellence
Automate deployment pipelines with Terraform, monitor live telemetry, and continuously improve release velocity.
2. Security
Apply Zero-Trust network perimeters, IAM least-privilege, automated compliance audits, and data encryption.
3. Reliability
Multi-AZ high availability, automated failovers, and rigorous disaster recovery playbooks.
4. Performance Efficiency
Select workload-matched Graviton instance types, leverage CloudFront edge caching, and serverless compute.
5. Cost Optimization
Eliminate idle capacity, configure automated rightsizing, and implement Compute Savings Plans.
6. Sustainability
Minimize environmental impacts through energy-efficient ARM silicon and managed serverless scaling.
