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Beyond Frankencloud: living with your once and future SaaS architecture

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Well-Architected Framework scorecard : One of the great advantages AWS has over other cloud providers is what it learns from the Amazon consumer eCommerce business. Smart software development is driven by an actionable bias for paying it forward.

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User Model: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 1

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For a deep dive, have a look at the AWS Definitions – SaaS Lens ; for a deeper dive, see the Google DevOps Catalog here. For a thorough assessment of options for a SaaS business model, download the AWS SaaS Journey Framework whitepaper , and/or take a technical deep dive into the SaaS Lens for the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

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Understanding Multi-tenancy, the Keystone of SaaS

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There’s no one-size-fits-all SaaS architecture, so practical strategies of building such frameworks will vary. The AWS Well-Architected Framework is one such approach that helps adopt architectural best practices (whether or not you run on AWS) and adapt continuously.

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Measurement: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 3

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If the architecture specifies tracking of user-level activity, it’s not difficult to slice-and-dice the log data to select for a user parameter (such as with a JWT token ), or using tags to match user/tenant activity to the per unit billing that AWS itemizes in your monthly cloud bill.

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Zeroing in on Cloud Technical Risk for Targeted Customer Impact

Yet keeping all the moving parts of cloud running right – especially in a fast-moving, competitive market – can cause conflict between technical and business objectives.

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The SaaS Balancing Act: Always Be Modernizing

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Determine Customer-centric Priorities The 5 Pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework fron AWS enumerates the elements of a well-architected development framework.

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Monetization: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 2

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For a thorough assessment of options for a SaaS business model, download the AWS SaaS Journey Framework whitepaper , and/or take a technical deep dive into the SaaS Lens for the AWS Well-Architected Framework.