Cloud Architecture Notes
The architectural priorities and needs of every app are different, but the four pillars of architecture are an excellent guidepost you can use to make sure that you have given enough attention to every aspect of your application: Security : Safeguarding access and data integrity and meeting regulatory requirements Performance and scalability : Efficiently meeting demand in every scenario Availability and recoverability : Minimizing downtime and avoiding permanent data loss Efficiency and operations : Maximizing maintainability and ensuring requirements are met with monitoring A layered approach to security Defense in depth is a strategy that employs a series of mechanisms to slow the advance of an attack aimed at acquiring unauthorized access to information The common principles used to define a security posture are confidentiality, integrity, and availability, known collectively as CIA. Confidentiality - Principle of least privilege. Restricts access to informa