The 7 Pillars
The WAF++ framework is built on seven foundational pillars for cloud, platform, and governance.
Currently available: Pillar 2 & Pillar 7
We are starting intentionally lean: Cost Optimization and Sovereign are the first fully developed pillars. The remaining pillars will follow step by step. If you'd like to contribute: feedback and contributions are welcome.
Get involved →Cost Optimization
FinOps, cost transparency, budget guardrails, and right-sizing.
Performance Efficiency
Performance as a product: architecture, scalability, latency & efficiency.
Sustainability
Efficiency, resource consumption, and sustainable platform decisions.
Sovereign
Data sovereignty, compliance, vendor neutrality, and exit strategies.
Architecture Reviews
Every new platform or cloud architecture is evaluated against the seven pillars.
Platform Standards
The pillars form the foundation for golden paths, guardrails, and default configurations.
Audit & Compliance
They serve as a reference framework for governance, risk, and compliance processes.
Baseline
Foundational standards and minimum security & operational requirements.
Standardize
Repeatable patterns, automation, and clearly defined guardrails.
Optimize
Measurable optimization in cost, performance, resilience, and governance.
Learn more about WAF++
Dive deeper into each pillar in the documentation or discuss them with us at a conference.
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