In a recent blog post, Microsoft introduces the Azure Well-Architected Framework, consisting of five pillars of architectural best practices to help customers optimize their workloads against Azure best practices and specific business priorities. The Well-Architected Assessment Review delivers customers an assessment based on the five pillars, along with actionable recommendations. Public cloud vendors Amazon and Google provide similar frameworks to assess and guide customers on their platforms. Microsoft also introduced learning modules on their Learn platform for the Well-Architected Framework, which Hepworth says is essential for organizations and tech professionals in skills development, validation, and accreditation. Rik Hepworth, CCO at Black Marble and Microsoft Azure MVP, shares his opinion with InfoQ about the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework, stating that this kind of content is essential and it is great to see. Many organizations struggle with validating their approach to the cloud, and team members strive to point at clear documentation to support and confirm their position.
