Well-Architected Framework Review
Key Challenges
Up Norway's complex AWS setup required external validation to ensure security and efficiency. Challenges included addressing security vulnerabilities, aligning with AWS best practices, and balancing operational efficiency with cost-effectiveness. The complexity necessitated detailed analysis and expert guidance to identify and improve weak points for future growth.
Key Results
Ankercloud's Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR) significantly enhanced Up Norway's AWS infrastructure by identifying and resolving High-Risk Issues (HRIs), improving security, and aligning with AWS best practices. The review also optimized operational efficiency, performance, cost, reliability, and sustainability, resulting in a state-of-the-art, validated architecture and comprehensive documentation.
Overview
Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR) and Architecture validation
As a pioneer in the personalized travel experiences world, Up Norway introduces a completely different approach to exploring Norway. The combination of local expertise, a sustainable approach, passion for Norway, and digital itineraries offers a truly unique Norwegian experience to every individual guest and a significant positive impact on the overall community. Their team of local experts creates customized journeys and builds new itineraries while leveraging the latest Cloud technology to enhance personalized service. Website: Up Norway
Challenges
Up Norway has built its AWS infrastructure with its internal team and is currently using many different AWS cloud services. Given the complexity of their setup, Up Norway was now looking for external validation to certify security and efficiency, highlight weak points to be improved, and align to all the AWS best practices.
Solution
- Ankercloud conducted a Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR), an in-depth review of Up Norway’s setup.
- Up Norway’s setup was evaluated from all the AWS Well-Architected Framework pillars:
- Operational Excellence
- Performance Efficiency
- Security
- Cost Optimization
- Reliability
- Sustainability
- Special focus was put on Security, highlighting all the High-Risk Issues (HRIs) with the highest priority
- Ankercloud took action by remediating the HRIs while giving complete guidance on the overall improvement
- Complete reports on the infrastructure status were generated, touching all the AWS best practices and certifying the results achieved.
Business Outcome
- Up Norway can benefit from an improved architecture with higher security, and is able to serve its customers better
- Full awareness of strengths, weak points, and best practices
- State-of-the-art infrastructure validated and ready for new future implementations
- Well-documented process, with initial and final reports on the infrastructure status.
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