AWS Well-Architected ↔ Four Axes Mapping
The AWS lens translates Peerlabs' Four Axes framework into familiar AWS Well-Architected terminology. Benchmark scores are weighted averages of underlying axis scores.
Operational Excellence← People & Process (primary)
Security← Systems (primary) + all axes
Reliability← Systems (primary) + Application
Performance Efficiency← Application (primary) + Systems
Cost Optimization← Systems (primary) + People & Process
Sustainability← Systems (primary) + People & Process
GenAI Lifecycle:
67%
Adoption Rate
↑ 12% from Q3
$4.2B
Avg. Spend
↑ 23% YoY
23
Opportunities
+5 this month
18
Risks
3 high severity

Latest Signals

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Performance Efficiency Model Selection 2 days ago

Claude 3.5 achieves near-human performance on complex reasoning benchmarks

Implications for enterprise document processing and analysis workflows...

Cost Optimization Reliability 4 days ago

AWS announces 40% price reduction on Bedrock inference

Significant cost reduction changes build vs. buy calculus...

Function 2 days ago

Claude 3.5 achieves near-human performance on complex reasoning benchmarks

Implications for enterprise document processing and analysis workflows...

Systems 4 days ago

AWS announces 40% price reduction on Bedrock inference

Significant cost reduction changes build vs. buy calculus...

Recent Case Studies

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Stripe

AI-Powered Fraud Detection at Scale

How Stripe reduced fraud losses by 40%.

Security Reliability
Function Systems
Duolingo

GPT-4 for Personalized Learning

Rapid LLM integration into core product.

Performance Efficiency Customization
Application
Your AWS GenAI Posture
3.2
Overall Maturity Score
3.4
Op. Excellence
3.0
Security
3.0
Reliability
2.8
Perf. Efficiency
3.0
Cost Opt.
3.1
Sustainability
Your Maturity Score
3.2
Level 3: Developing
3.5
Function
2.8
Application
3.0
Systems
3.4
People
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GenAI Adoption Report Q4 2024

Comprehensive analysis of enterprise adoption patterns and emerging best practices.

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67%
Enterprise Adoption
↑ 12% from Q3
$4.2B
Avg. Enterprise Spend
↑ 23% YoY
52%
Optimistic Sentiment
↑ 8% from Q3
124
Active Vendors
+18 this quarter

Industry Insights by AWS Pillar

⚙️
Operational Excellence
3.1
Avg. maturity
🔒
Security
2.9
Avg. maturity
🛡️
Reliability
2.8
Avg. maturity
Performance
3.0
Avg. maturity
💰
Cost Optimization
2.7
Avg. maturity
🌱
Sustainability
2.4
Avg. maturity

Latest Signals

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Function 2 days ago

Claude 3.5 achieves near-human performance on complex reasoning benchmarks

Implications for enterprise document processing and analysis workflows...

Systems 4 days ago

AWS announces 40% price reduction on Bedrock inference

Significant cost reduction changes build vs. buy calculus for many enterprises...

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No signals for this lifecycle phase in the overview. View all signals →
Cost Optimization Reliability Deployment 4 days ago

AWS announces 40% price reduction on Bedrock inference

Significant cost reduction for Claude and Llama models on Bedrock.

Operational Excellence Iteration 1 week ago

Survey: 78% of enterprises report AI skills gap

Training and hiring challenges persist. Prompt engineering most in-demand.

Performance Efficiency Customization 1 week ago

RAG adoption reaches 45% among Fortune 500

Retrieval-augmented generation becoming standard for enterprise knowledge.

Reliability Cost Optimization Scoping 2 weeks ago

NVIDIA H200 availability improving

GPU shortage easing. Lead times down from 52 weeks to 16 weeks.

Performance Efficiency Model Selection 2 days ago

Claude 3.5 achieves near-human performance on complex reasoning benchmarks

Implications for enterprise document processing and analysis workflows.

Security Reliability Dev & Integration 3 weeks ago

Enterprise AI gateway patterns emerging as standard

Centralized routing, monitoring, and access control for LLM APIs.

Systems4 days ago

AWS announces 40% price reduction on Bedrock inference

Significant cost reduction for Claude and Llama models on Bedrock.

People1 week ago

Survey: 78% of enterprises report AI skills gap

Training and hiring challenges persist. Prompt engineering most in-demand.

Application1 week ago

RAG adoption reaches 45% among Fortune 500

Retrieval-augmented generation becoming standard for enterprise knowledge.

Systems2 weeks ago

NVIDIA H200 availability improving

GPU shortage easing. Lead times down from 52 weeks to 16 weeks.

Vendor Landscape

VendorCategoryAdoptionTrendSatisfaction
OpenAIModel Provider62%↑ 8%4.2/5
AnthropicModel Provider34%↑ 15%4.4/5
AWS BedrockPlatform28%↑ 12%4.0/5
Google Vertex AIPlatform24%↑ 6%3.9/5
Azure OpenAIPlatform31%↑ 10%4.1/5

Start with RAG, not fine-tuning

Strong

Organizations seeing faster time-to-value with retrieval-augmented generation. RAG provides 80% of value with 20% of effort.

Performance Efficiency Customization 12 case studies

Prompt management as code

Strong

Version-controlled prompt templates with A/B testing. Teams report 35% improvement in output quality.

Performance Efficiency Operational Excellence Dev & Integration 15 case studies

Dedicated AI platform teams

Emerging

Cross-functional teams owning AI infrastructure enable faster adoption. Reduces time-to-deployment by 60%.

Operational Excellence Deployment 8 case studies

LLM gateway pattern

Emerging

Centralized API gateway for all LLM calls enables observability, cost tracking, and model switching.

Reliability Cost Optimization Security Dev & Integration 6 case studies

Structured output schemas

Strong

JSON schema constraints dramatically improve reliability. 85% reduction in parsing errors with function calling.

Reliability Performance Efficiency Iteration 11 case studies

Use case prioritization frameworks

Strong

Scoring models based on feasibility, impact, and risk. Prevents scope creep and ensures measurable ROI.

Operational Excellence Scoping 9 case studies

Multi-model evaluation harnesses

Emerging

Standardized benchmarking pipelines for comparing model performance on domain-specific tasks.

Performance Efficiency Cost Optimization Model Selection 5 case studies

Start with RAG, not fine-tuning

Strong

Organizations seeing faster time-to-value with retrieval-augmented generation. RAG provides 80% of value with 20% of effort.

Application12 case studies

Prompt management as code

Strong

Version-controlled prompt templates with A/B testing. Teams report 35% improvement in output quality.

Application15 case studies

Dedicated AI platform teams

Emerging

Cross-functional teams owning AI infrastructure enable faster adoption. Reduces time-to-deployment by 60%.

People8 case studies

LLM gateway pattern

Emerging

Centralized API gateway for all LLM calls enables observability, cost tracking, and model switching.

Systems6 case studies

Structured output schemas

Strong

JSON schema constraints dramatically improve reliability. 85% reduction in parsing errors with function calling.

Application11 case studies
Stripe

AI-Powered Fraud Detection at Scale

Reduced fraud losses by 40% using custom ML models.

SecurityReliabilityDev & Integration
Financial Services · 18 months
Duolingo

GPT-4 for Personalized Learning

Integrated LLMs into core product within 6 months, 2x engagement.

Performance EfficiencyCustomization
EdTech · 6 months
Shopify

AI-First Customer Support

Scaled support to 2M+ merchants with 70% automation rate.

Operational ExcellenceCost OptimizationDeployment
E-commerce · 12 months
Stripe

AI-Powered Fraud Detection at Scale

Reduced fraud losses by 40% using custom ML models.

FunctionSystems
Financial Services · 18 months
Duolingo

GPT-4 for Personalized Learning

Integrated LLMs into core product within 6 months, 2x engagement.

Application
EdTech · 6 months
Shopify

AI-First Customer Support

Scaled support to 2M+ merchants with 70% automation rate.

PeopleApplication
E-commerce · 12 months
3.2
Overall Maturity Score
Level 3: Developing
Weighted average of AWS pillar scores
3.2
Overall Maturity Score
Level 3: Developing

Scores by AWS Pillar

⚙️ Operational Excellence3.4 / 5.0
Industry avg: 3.1+0.3 above average
← People & Process (100%)
🔒 Security3.0 / 5.0
Industry avg: 2.9+0.1 above average
← Systems (70%) + Function (15%) + Application (15%)
🛡️ Reliability3.0 / 5.0
Industry avg: 2.8+0.2 above average
← Systems (70%) + Application (30%)
⚡ Performance Efficiency2.8 / 5.0
Industry avg: 3.0-0.2 below average
← Application (70%) + Systems (30%)
💰 Cost Optimization3.0 / 5.0
Industry avg: 2.7+0.3 above average
← Systems (70%) + People & Process (30%)
🌱 Sustainability3.1 / 5.0
Industry avg: 2.4+0.7 above average
← Systems (70%) + People & Process (30%)

Scores by Axis

Function3.5 / 5.0
Industry avg: 3.1+0.4 above average
Application2.8 / 5.0
Industry avg: 3.0-0.2 below average
Systems3.0 / 5.0
Industry avg: 2.9+0.1 above average
People & Process3.4 / 5.0
Industry avg: 2.7+0.7 above average

Industry Position

68th
Percentile in Financial Services
LaggingAverageLeading

Recommendations

  • ⚡ Improve Performance Efficiency

    Focus on application architecture patterns and integration strategies

  • ⚙️ Maintain Operational Excellence lead

    Your strongest pillar - leverage for competitive advantage

  • 🌱 Capitalize on Sustainability strength

    Well above industry average - document and share learnings

Recommendations

  • 📈 Improve Application score

    Focus on architecture patterns and integration strategies

  • 🎯 Maintain People & Process lead

    Your strongest area - leverage for competitive advantage

  • ⚡ Capitalize on Function strength

    Advanced capabilities ready for complex use cases

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Research Library
Research reports use the native Four Axes framework for consistency across all customer segments. Use the mapping info (ℹ️) to translate to AWS pillars.
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Enterprise AI Infrastructure 2024
Systems requirements, vendor landscape, TCO analysis
Published Oct 15, 2024 · 36 pages
Systems45% read
👥
AI Team Building Playbook
Roles, structures, and scaling strategies
Published Aug 1, 2024 · 28 pages
People✓ Completed
LLM Selection Guide 2024
Comparative analysis of enterprise LLM options
Published Jun 15, 2024 · 42 pages
FunctionApplication