What is the AWS Well-Architected Framework’s ‘Operational Excellence’ pillar and what are its key design principles?

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AWS Cloud Practitioner — Hard

What is the AWS Well-Architected Framework’s ‘Operational Excellence’ pillar and what are its key design principles?

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The AWS Well-Architected Framework's 'Operational Excellence' pillar focuses on running and monitoring systems to deliver business value and continually improving processes. The key design principles include performing operations as code (IaC), making frequent small reversible changes, refining operations procedures frequently, anticipating failure, and learning from all operational events.