Demystifying the Azure Well-Architected Framework: Guiding Principles and Design Best Practices for Azure Workloads

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Azure Well-Architected Framework: What and Why?
	Digital Transformation Through Azure
	Why Do You Need a Framework for Architecture Excellence?
	What Is the Azure Well-Architected Framework?
	Practical Annotations
		Scenario 1
		Scenario 2
		Scenario 3
		Scenario 4
	Key Takeaways
Chapter 2: Cost Optimization: Return on Your Cloud Investment
	How to Design for Optimal ROI
		Design Principles
		Design Process
			Scenario 2
		Tools and Services for Cost Optimization
			Estimation Tools
				Monitoring
				Governance Using Azure Policies
	Understand the Trade-Offs
	Configure Reports for Visibility
	Key Takeaways
Chapter 3: Operational Excellence: Keep the Lights On
	How to Design for Operational Excellence
		Design Principles
	Start with the Application Design
	Adopt “Everything as Code”
	Enable Peak Performance for the Deployment Ecosystem
	Always “Shift Left” for Testing
	Integrated Monitoring
	Use Case Analysis
		Scenario 3
Chapter 4: Performance Efficiency: Meet the Demand Spikes
	Design Principles for Performance Efficiency
		Design Process
			Application
			Data
			Infrastructure
	Make Best Use of Cloud Scalability
	Identify Bottlenecks Through Performance Testing
	Monitoring Metrics for Performance
	Use Case Analysis
		Scenario 2
	Key Takeaways
Chapter 5: Reliability: Build Resilient Applications in the Cloud
	Design Principles for Resiliency
	Popular Adoption Strategies to Meet the Defined SLAs
		Considerations While Defining Application SLAs
		Conduct Failure Mode Analysis
		Adoption Strategies
	Testing and Monitoring
		Test Strategies
		Monitoring and Optimization
	Use Case Analysis
		Scenario 4
	Key Takeaways
Chapter 6: Security: Protect Your Workloads in the Cloud
	Understanding Threat Vectors in the Cloud
	Adaptable Security for New-World Threats
		Design Principles
	Secure Infrastructure, Data, Network, and Application
	Identity Is the New Security Perimeter
	Azure Native Security Tools for Your SOC Team
	Use Case Analysis
		Scenario 1
	Key Takeaways
Index