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Define requirements and constraints before selecting services
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Production-focused practices for secure, supportable and cost-aware delivery.
Objective: Turn proven engineering principles into repeatable team standards.
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Design discipline
02
Document trade-offs, assumptions and failure modes
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03
Prefer simple supportable patterns over unnecessary complexity
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Operational quality
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Automate validation and deployment
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02
Measure reliability, security and cost
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Review practices after incidents and major releases
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