AWS WELL-ARCHITECTED REVIEW · ASSESSMENT
Identify architecture risks before they become incidents.
In a 30-minute scoping call and a 2 to 4 hour workshop, our AWS specialists evaluate your workloads against the six pillars of the Well-Architected Framework and hand back a prioritised remediation backlog, plus help you qualify for AWS remediation funding.
2 to 4 hrs
Collaborative workshop
6 pillars
Framework coverage
$5,000
AWS Remediation Credits you can qualify for
Marketplace
Transactable via AWS
IS YOUR CLOUD FOUNDATION DRIFTING?
Stop guessing. Start modernising.
It is easy to move to the cloud, but hard to stay optimised. What was secure and efficient six months ago may now be a silent cost leak or a security vulnerability.
Bill shock
Are you paying for “zombie resources” and idle capacity?
Hidden risks
Do you have open security groups or single points of failure you do not know about?
Stalled innovation
Is your team spending so much time fighting fires that they cannot ship new features?
WHAT IS IT?
What is an AWS Well-Architected Review?
The Well-Architected Review (WAR) helps cloud architects build secure, high-performing, resilient and efficient infrastructure for a variety of applications and workloads. It is based on six pillars, giving you a consistent approach to evaluate architectures and implement scalable designs. It is the starting point for any cloud modernisation journey, and it is included in the foundational phase of frameworks like Experience-Based Acceleration (EBA) workshops.
THE SIX AWS PILLARS
A structured review across every dimension that matters.
PILLAR 01
Operational Excellence
Processes, monitoring and continuous-improvement practices across your workload lifecycle.
PILLAR 02
Security
Gaps in identity, data protection, detection controls and incident-response capability.
PILLAR 03
Reliability
Failure recovery, backup strategy and the capacity to meet workload demand consistently.
PILLAR 04
Performance Efficiency
Compute, storage, database and network resource selection and utilisation patterns.
PILLAR 05
Cost Optimisation
Unnecessary spend, over-provisioned resources and opportunities for financial governance.
PILLAR 06
Sustainability
The environmental impact of your cloud footprint and where it can be reduced.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
A prioritised backlog, not a slide deck.
Risk assessment
Architecture risk scored across all six pillars
Remediation backlog
Prioritised, with severity ratings on every item
Improvement plan
Sequenced actions, ordered by value and risk
WA Tool report
The official AWS Well-Architected Tool output
Executive summary
A clear read for leadership, not just engineers
Funding pathway
Help qualifying for AWS remediation funding where eligible
THE LSD OPEN DIFFERENCE
The starting line, not the finish line.
Most partners hand you a PDF report and leave. We do not. We focus on remediation, turning findings into fixes that pay for themselves. LSD Open is a member of the AWS Well-Architected Partner Program, and fully certified to guide you every step of the way.
THE REVIEW THAT PAYS FOR ITSELF
We have removed the risk.
Unlock funding
As an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner, LSD Open helps you qualify for $5,000 in AWS Remediation Credits to offset the cost of fixing high-risk items.
100% credited
If you engage LSD Open to assist with remediation or a Managed Service, the full cost of the review is credited back to your project.
Included as standard
Already an LSD Open client? The WAR is included in LSD Open’s Modernisation and Managed Service agreements at no extra cost.
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps from red to green.
STEP 1
Prepare (30 minutes)
We identify the workload to review, such as your payment gateway, data lake or core application, and define the scope.
STEP 2
The workshop (2 to 4 hours)
A collaborative deep-dive with your architects and our AWS-certified experts. No judgement, just a search for truth and improvement.
STEP 3
The roadmap (delivery)
We present a roadmap that prioritises risks by business impact. You get a clear to-do list to move from red to green.
WHY LSD OPEN?
The right cloud modernisation partner.
Modernisation first
LSD Open does not just patch servers. We look for opportunities to containerise on Amazon EKS and automate.
Outcomes, not hours
We focus on the Improve phase. We want to get you to the green state so that you can focus on innovation.
AWS certified
Deep cloud-native expertise in the review. LSD Open is an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner and a member of the AWS Well-Architected Partner Program.
FinOps for AWS
Take control of spending through a blend of automation, governance and stakeholder alignment, without slowing down delivery.
Cloud modernisation
Solutions designed to modernise workloads for the cloud, including Experience-Based Acceleration (EBA) and AI-assisted modernisation.
NEXT STEP
See the risks before they find you.
A Well-Architected Review across all six pillars, ending in a prioritised remediation backlog you can act on.