Use Cases
WAF++ is built for real projects. Here's how engineering teams, architects, and platform teams apply the framework to make better decisions — faster.
Who uses WAF++
From individual engineers to platform teams and leadership — the framework scales to every context.
Cloud Engineers & Architects
Use the 7-pillar scoring model to identify gaps in existing workloads and prioritise remediation work. Create a shared baseline for architecture reviews.
Platform & SRE Teams
Embed WAF++ controls into platform guardrails, IaC templates, and deployment pipelines. Make best practices default — not optional.
Tech Leads & CTOs
Use PASS scores to communicate workload maturity across teams, track improvement over time, and set transparent quality targets.
Consultants & Auditors
Apply a consistent, vendor-neutral framework to assess client workloads. Deliver structured findings with traceable scoring rather than opinion-based reviews.
Researchers & Educators
WAF++ provides an open, documented baseline for cloud architecture research and teaching. Use the framework to structure case studies and compare approaches.
Open Source Projects
Apply WAF++ to your own infrastructure. Contribute back patterns, controls, and reference architectures that work in practice.
Common application patterns
Five concrete ways teams put WAF++ to work — from single workload reviews to org-wide benchmarking.
Workload assessment
Run a structured review against all 7 pillars to identify gaps. Score each pillar using the PASS model. Produce a findings report with prioritised remediation items — comparable across teams and over time.
Architecture design review
Use WAF++ as a structured checklist during pre-launch design reviews. Map proposed architecture decisions to specific controls before deployment — catch gaps early, not in production.
Multi-team benchmarking
Apply a consistent scoring model across multiple teams or services. Use PASS scores to identify outliers, align on shared improvements, and track progress with a single metric over time.
Continuous improvement
Embed WAF++ into quarterly engineering reviews or OKR cycles. Re-score workloads as improvements ship. Use trend data to demonstrate progress and justify investment in platform quality.
Vendor-neutral due diligence
Use WAF++ as an independent framework when evaluating cloud migrations, platform choices, or acquisitions. Not tied to any cloud provider — assessments remain objective.
Share your use case
Applied WAF++ in an interesting context? Real-world experience drives the framework forward — both as inspiration for others and as input for future RFCs.
Document your experience on the WAF++ site. Describe the context, how you applied the framework, and what you learned. Open a PR on GitHub.
Post your story in #use-cases. Get feedback, find collaborators, and connect with others facing similar challenges.
Turn your experience into a reusable reference architecture or control. Open a PR and the community will review and integrate it.
Start with your first assessment.
Read the docs to understand the pillars and scoring model, then run a structured review against your first workload.