Foundational Technical Review: Explained

Cloud environment is capricious! Workloads, applications, and many more are coming and going. Right?  So, how do you ensure your cloud environment is in a good condition or not? Here comes Foundational Technical Review. AWS launched certain review processes to examine specific factors in the cloud. most popular evaluation process to enhance the cloud architecture. In this blog post, we will dig deep about foundational technical review. 

What is Foundational Technical Review? 

A foundational technical review is a comprehensive evaluation process designed for the cloud environment.  The goal of a foundational technical review is to identify technical issues or risks before they become bigger problems down the road.  

No matter what, whether you delivered software as a SaaS Solution or deployed by the customers, FTR helps you to recognize the best practices to your software application. FTR can be done at any level in your cloud journey. 

It is a kind of assessment. once submitted, it is reviewed by specialists. They examine and take decisions with approving FTR. Once FTR is approved, it is valid for two years. 

Who can get FTR? 

It is purposefully designed for Independent Service Vendor (ISV), they host their own cloud infrastructure on AWS. Foundational Technical Review is a mandatory thing but ISV needs to complete this step to unlock certain benefits like badge earning, partnership, funding, etc., And of course, It also help them to align with the best practices. 

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How To Get Started with FTR? 

•  At first, you need an AWS Partner Network (APN), which is completely free to sign up. 
• Once you get into APN, you get access to multiple paths based upon the service you provide. Join Software Partner Path in your APN Portal 
• Now you are ready for FTR! AWS itself provides you a FTR guide. Get started with review your software or solution. 
• After review you will identify the best practices need to be implemented. address them and get ready for the FTR assessment. 
• Get into the APN portal and request FTR. AWS will send you the checklist and assessments. complete it and submit it down. 
• Specialist in AWS will review your assessment. They provide FTR if everything is up to the mark or send the instructions about areas of improvement. 

Create a Checklist 

 There would be no set of predefined checklists created for FTR. It differs widely based upon the business model. In general, it includes items to be evaluated, conducting a thorough review of existing documentation and artifacts, and conducting a series of meetings or workshops to identify and discuss potential technical risks. By taking a structured approach, you can ensure that all relevant issues are addressed and that the review process is as thorough and comprehensive as possible. 

Benefits of conducting Foundational Technical Review 

Remediate Business Risks: 

 FTR helps you to implement best security practices for your workloads. By taking instant actions on the identified vulnerabilities and risks, one can mitigate risks 

Self-Service Process 

 FTR paved you to the path of discovering potential problems in cloud environment and how to automate it. 

Earn Partner benefit 

FTR helps out in gaining access to various AWS partner programs like AWS competency program, AWS ISV Accelerate program and also funding. 

Get Review Badge 

You can get “Reviewed by AWS” badge and showcase your strength. It also allows you to list your software in AWS software listings so your customers can easily acknowledge you. 

Conclusion 

FTR is an essential step in any technical project. By thoroughly evaluating the technical aspects of a project, you can identify potential risks and roadblocks, develop strategies to mitigate them. So, if you’re embarking on a technical project, make sure to include a foundational technical review in your plan! 

How Continuuminnovations Can Assist You? 

We are the strong team of US based Cloud Managed Service Providers. Our cloud experts are highly proficient in dealing with these sorts of things. We know, dealing with these stuffs would be the align thing for software engineers. You can reach us anytime and we take care of FTR and you can go ahead with your business prospects.