What is Azure Well-Architected Review, and how does it provide guidance for improving the architecture of Azure workloads? Azure Well-Architected Review (WAR) is a framework and set of best practices provided by Microsoft to help organizations assess the architecture of their Azure workloads. It offers guidance for improving the reliability, security, performance, and efficiency of these workloads. The goal of the Azure Well-Architected Review is to ensure that Azure-based applications and systems are designed and operated in a way that aligns with industry best practices and Microsoft's own recommendations.