Engineering
Cloud Engineers & Architects
Use the 8-pillar scoring model to identify gaps in existing workloads and prioritise remediation work. Create a shared baseline for architecture reviews.
In Practice · Real Projects
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.
6 audience types
5 application patterns
Vendor-neutral
Audiences
Who uses WAF++
From individual engineers to platform teams and leadership — the framework scales to every context.
Platform
Platform & SRE Teams
Embed WAF++ controls into platform guardrails, IaC templates, and deployment pipelines. Make best practices default — not optional.
Leadership
Tech Leads & CTOs
Use PASS scores to communicate workload maturity across teams, track improvement over time, and set transparent quality targets.
Consulting
Consultants & Auditors
Apply a consistent, vendor-neutral framework to assess client workloads. Deliver structured findings with traceable scoring rather than opinion-based reviews.
Academia
Researchers & Educators
WAF++ provides an open, documented baseline for cloud architecture research and teaching. Use the framework to structure case studies and compare approaches.
Community
Open Source Projects
Apply WAF++ to your own infrastructure. Contribute back patterns, controls, and reference architectures that work in practice.
Scenarios
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 8 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.
Featured
Real-world use cases
In-depth examples from teams that applied WAF++ in production. Each case covers context, approach, and outcomes.
Examples, not customer references — yet.
These cases are written as realistic examples to show the format. If your company has used WAF++ in production and can share the story publicly,
open a PR or
contact us in Slack.
We are actively looking for public company use cases.
Financial Services · Example
Fintech compliance review
A regulated fintech uses WAF++ to map cloud controls to DSGVO, BSI C5, and NIS2, then closes Sovereign and Security gaps before an audit.
Read the case →Platform Engineering · Example
Platform golden paths
A platform team embeds the 8 pillars into internal developer templates so every service launches with Security, Operations, and Sovereignty by default.
Read the case →Green IT · Example
Sustainability rightsizing
A SaaS company reduces cloud carbon footprint by scoring Sustainability, eliminating idle resources, and shifting batch jobs to greener regions.
Read the case →Academia · Example
Cloud architecture course
A university uses WAF++ to structure a cloud architecture course, teach vendor-neutral assessment, and let students compare public cloud designs using PASS scores.
Read the case →Ready to apply WAF++?
Start with your first assessment.
Read the docs to understand the pillars and scoring model, then run a structured review against your first workload.