AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 964

A company has designed its AWS Cloud infrastructure to run its workloads effectively. The company also has protocols in place to continuously improve supporting processes.
Which pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework does this scenario represent?

Answer options

• A. Security
• B. Performance efficiency
• C. Cost optimization
• D. Operational excellence

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The Operational excellence pillar focuses on running and monitoring systems to deliver business value, and continually improving supporting processes and procedures. Other pillars like Security, Performance efficiency, and Cost optimization address data protection, resource efficiency, and spending control, respectively, rather than process improvement.