Conclusion

It is not an overnight process to achieve excellent architecture on the cloud. It requires continuous iteration and ongoing evolution. The use of cloud technology by enterprises is a dynamic process. In most cases, a good architecture is based on a "synchronicity" design at a point in time. However, enterprise IT has its own history and business goals. Cloud services and best practices are also constantly envolving. Therefore, the evolution of architecture requires more "temporality" perspectives and always focuses on the evolution and changes of architecture.

In the process of using cloud technology, many organization's understanding and practices are still stuck at the moment of initial migration, resulting in technology solidification that cannot effectively support the business. Business teams, CCoE teams, and technical personnel need to keep abreast of new technologies and be willing to engage in necessary practices. An excellent architecture should not be an unchanging "perfect architecture," but rather a "current optimal" architecture that accompanies business and technological development.

For enterprises pursuing excellent architecture, building excellent architecture guidelines based on or including cloud technology, forming their own strategic planning, and best practices in migration, utilization, and management of cloud will enable enterprises to continuously maximize the value of cloud computing and bring sustained positive returns to teams directly or indirectly influenced by cloud technology.

The Alibaba Cloud Well-Architected Framework is a summary of the experiences of the Alibaba Cloud architecture team, product team, and global delivery team in serving numerous customers and helping them design and implement excellent architectures on Alibaba Cloud. Therefore, we would like to express our special thanks to the many customers who have given us trust and helped us improve. As Alibaba Cloud continues to develop, we will continue to cooperate and learn from our customers, continuously refining the definition and best practices of excellent architecture.