Week 8 - AWS Well-Architected & Money Manager Architecture Design

Weekly Topic

Learn AWS Well-Architected Framework, AWS SAM, and apply them to Money Manager architecture design

Weekly Goals

  • Understand the 5 pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
  • Design the AWS architecture for the Money Manager project based on best practices.

Work Schedule

DateDayTask DescriptionLab / Project
08/06/2026MonLearn about the AWS Well-Architected Framework and its 5 main pillars. Practice AWS SAM — trial deploy a simple serverless application. Start drafting the AWS architecture for Money Manager (VPC, EC2, RDS, ElastiCache).Well-Architected Labs
09/06/2026TueDive deeper into Well-Architected principles and real-world trade-offs. Continue AWS SAM practice with serverless deployment flow. Design VPC layout: Public Subnet (ALB, NAT Gateway), Private Subnet (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache).Well-Architected Labs
10/06/2026WedReview design decisions through the lens of the 5 pillars. Learn more about AWS SAM and serverless deployment patterns. Design async flow: SQS -> EC2 Worker -> Lambda -> S3 for report export and invoice rendering.Well-Architected Labs
11/06/2026ThuReview Reliability, Security and Cost Optimization in the Money Manager architecture. Practice packaging and deploying serverless with AWS SAM. Design AI chat flow: DynamoDB stores conversation history for Nova Money.Well-Architected Labs
12/06/2026FriSummarize the 5 pillars and their impact on the Money Manager architecture. Complete basic AWS SAM practice. Finalize the proposed architecture: multi-AZ, ALB + EC2 ASG, RDS MySQL, ElastiCache HA, SQS + Lambda.Well-Architected Labs

Expected Results

  • Understand the 5 pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and how to apply them.
  • Gain hands-on experience with AWS SAM.
  • Finalize the AWS architecture for Money Manager: multi-AZ VPC, ALB, EC2 ASG, RDS MySQL, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, SQS, Lambda, S3, SNS, CloudWatch.

Week 8 References

  • Well-Architected Labs
  • 5 pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization