The Organization: Cabinet

• Partner: Rego Consulting 
• Customer: Cabinet
• Engagement Type: AWS Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR) and Migration Assessment 

Cabinet is a fast-growing technology company working in one of the most compliance-intensive industries around. Built entirely on a cloud-native AWS foundation, the team delivers secure, scalable applications that power critical operations for a rapidly expanding customer base. 

Leveraging AI Tools to Expedite Cloud Governance Transformation 

Rego Consulting partnered with Cabinet to conduct an accelerated AWS Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR), using 6pillars.ai to make the process faster and more focused. By automating data collection and analysis, the platform cut what is typically a multi-day review down to under 90 minutes—without sacrificing depth or accuracy. 

The AI-assisted review delivered actionable insights that helped Cabinet quickly prioritize modernization and security initiatives. Key outcomes included the deployment of AWS Security Hub to strengthen security posture, adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for consistency and speed, and the creation of a governance framework that positioned the company for sustainable growth. 

“Compared to other reviews and audits I’ve done, this one was ideal,” said Evan, CTO at Cabinet. “Rego took care of it, brought me in to debrief, went over the details, and showed what we could improve.”  

The Challenge: Fast Growth and Scalability in a Highly-Regulated Industry 

Cabinet’s legacy AWS Elastic Beanstalk environment was straining under growth. The monolithic architecture restricted scalability, limited visibility, and made compliance increasingly difficult in a highly regulated industry. 

Individual application components couldn’t scale independently, causing performance bottlenecks during peak demand. In addition, minimal monitoring and logging hindered proactive troubleshooting, while manual deployment and configuration management slowed operations and increased the risk of human error. 

Security and compliance pressures compounded these issues: configuration drift created inconsistencies across environments, identity and access gaps introduced vulnerabilities, and the lack of continuous compliance monitoring made it hard to prove regulatory adherence. 

Governance practices also lagged behind business needs. Without standardized deployment frameworks or clear processes, teams lack consistency and visibility across infrastructure. 

• No centralized resource management led to missed cost-optimization opportunities. 

• Limited change tracking made it difficult to ensure accountability and stability during updates. 

These challenges constrained Cabinet’s ability to safeguard its environment and maintain the trust of clients. 

The Solution: AI

To meet Cabinet’s need for rapid insight and actionable recommendations, Rego Consulting leveraged 6pillars.ai, which is an AI-powered assessment platform purpose-built to accelerate AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews (WAFRs). By automating data collection, analysis, and scoring, the platform transforms what is typically a long manual process into a focused review. 

6pillars.ai revolutionized the WAFR by: 

• Streamlining Data Collection: Automatically gathering and analyzing architectural data across AWS services, adapting questions dynamically to probe deeper into critical areas, and delivering real-time scoring and risk insights during interviews. 

• Enhancing Accuracy and Consistency: AI-driven analysis minimized human bias and applied standardized assessment criteria across all AWS pillars, maintaining full coverage while uncovering relationships between components. 

• Accelerating Time-to-Insights: The tool processed complex architectural data in minutes rather than days, generating prioritized recommendations by business impact and for real-time collaboration among stakeholders. 

By integrating AI into the WAFR process, Rego enabled Cabinet to achieve a faster, more precise assessment which turned cloud optimization into a data-driven, collaborative experience. 

WAFR Engagement Process

During Cabinet’s AWS Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR), the Rego Consulting team collaborated closely with Cabinet stakeholders to harness the full capabilities of 6pillars.ai, achieving unprecedented speed and clarity. 

90-Minute Assessment Completion 

What typically takes several multi-day sessions was completed in under 90 minutes. The AI-assisted platform streamlined data gathering and analysis across all six AWS pillars, transforming a complex review into a fast, focused engagement. 

Comprehensive Pillar Coverage

Every pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework was thoroughly assessed: 

• Security: Rapid evaluation of identity management, data protection, and infrastructure safeguards. 

• Operational Excellence: Identification of process gaps and automation opportunities. 

• Reliability: Assessment of fault tolerance, recovery capabilities, and system resilience. 

• Performance Efficiency: Evaluation of resource utilization and optimization potential. 

• Cost Optimization: Analysis of spending patterns and cost-control strategies. 

• Sustainability: Review of environmental impact and energy-efficiency practices. 

Immediate Prioritization 

The AI-driven analysis instantly ranked findings by business impact, allowing Cabinet to focus resources on the most critical modernization and security improvements first. 

The Results: Fast, Measurable Transformation

The AI-enhanced Well-Architected Framework Review delivered measurable results for Cabinet, transforming both the pace and quality of the engagement. 

• Reduced Assessment Time: A 75% reduction in review duration, completing a comprehensive architectural assessment in a fraction of the usual time. 

• Enhanced Stakeholder Engagement: The interactive, real-time process kept all participants actively involved and aligned throughout the review. 

• Improved Accuracy: AI-driven analysis ensured consistency across pillars, eliminating gaps common in manual assessments. 

• Actionable Insights: Real-time, prioritized recommendations empowered Cabinet to focus immediately on high-impact improvements. 

Cloud Governance and Modernization Outcomes 

There’s a variety of outcomes in governance and modernization.

Security Hub Deployment as a WAFR Outcome 

Following the expedited Well-Architected Framework Review, Cabinet immediately prioritized the deployment of AWS Security Hub to close identified security gaps and establish a stronger, more unified security posture. 

The implementation provided comprehensive, automated visibility across the organization’s AWS environment, transforming how security and compliance were managed. 

Key capabilities delivered include …

• Continuous Compliance Assessment: Automated evaluation against leading security standards, including CIS, PCI DSS, and AWS Foundational Security Best Practices. 

• Centralized Monitoring: A unified dashboard consolidating alerts from AWS Config, Amazon Inspector, Amazon GuardDuty, and other native services. 

• Automated Prioritization: AI-driven scoring of security findings by severity and business impact, ensuring focus on the most critical issues first. 

• Streamlined Remediation: Integration with AWS Config rules enabled automatic responses to configuration drift and compliance deviations. 

Through these advancements, Cabinet transitioned from reactive oversight to a data-driven cloud security model, reinforcing compliance, and operational resilience. 

Security Integration Benefits 

The deployment of AWS Security Hub established a unified security ecosystem that brought together multiple AWS services for continuous monitoring and rapid threat detection. 

By integrating these tools, Cabinet gained visibility across their cloud environment: 

• AWS Config: Continuous evaluation of resource configurations against established security best practices. 

• Amazon Inspector: Automated vulnerability scanning for EC2 instances and container images. 

• Amazon GuardDuty: Machine learning–powered threat detection and anomaly analysis. 

• AWS CloudTrail: Comprehensive audit logging of all API calls and user activities to ensure accountability and traceability. 

Together, these integrations transformed Cabinet’s security operations into an intelligent defense system which is capable of identifying, prioritizing, and remediating risks. 

Infrastructure Automation and Observability 

Building on WAFR recommendations, Cabinet adopted a robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategy with Terraform, delivering greater consistency, transparency, and speed across environments. 

Reusable Terraform modules standardized deployments, while Git-based version control provided full traceability and rollback capabilities. Automated testing pipelines validated configurations before release, and a unified promotion process streamlined movement from development to production. 

To strengthen visibility, Cabinet implemented a comprehensive observability framework powered by AWS CloudWatch and custom dashboards. The setup enabled real-time performance tracking, automated alerts prioritized by business impact, and standardized runbooks for rapid incident response. 

These initiatives turned cloud operations into a fully automated, data-driven ecosystem that improved governance and scalability. 

Modernization Roadmap Implementation 

Cabinet embarked on a full-scale modernization of its application architecture, refactoring its legacy monolith into a flexible, cloud-native environment built for scale and resilience. 

Application Architecture Transformation 

• Microservices Architecture: Breaking components into independently scalable services. 

• Containerization with ECS Fargate: Leveraging a serverless container platform to eliminate infrastructure management overhead. 

• Event-Driven Processing: Using AWS Lambda for cost-efficient workloads. 

• Managed Database Services: Migrating to Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL with automated backups and scaling. 

Governance Framework Establishment 

• Change Management: Formalized procedures for infrastructure and application updates. 

• Security Baselines: Automated enforcement of organization-wide security standards. 

• Cost Management: Adoption of AWS Cost Explorer and budgeting controls for ongoing optimization. 

• Compliance Automation: Continuous monitoring and reporting to maintain regulatory adherence. 

These elements positioned Cabinet to operate with greater agility and fiscal control for scalability and compliance. 

Results and Business Impact 

By implementing the AI-accelerated WAFR recommendations, Cabinet achieved measurable gains in security, efficiency, and governance. 

Security Posture 

• 100% visibility across AWS resources through continuous monitoring. 

• Incident response time reduced from hours to minutes. 

• 80% reduction in manual compliance reporting effort. 

• Proactive detection and remediation of configuration drift. 

Operational Excellence 

• All new infrastructure deployed via Infrastructure Code. 

• Complete audit trail for every infrastructure change. 

• 60% faster incident resolution driven by improved observability. 

• Development teams refocused innovation over maintenance. 

Governance and Compliance 

• Continuous automated assessment against compliance frameworks. 

• Audit readiness ensured with real-time documentation. 

• Policy automation prevents noncompliant configurations. 

• Real-time cost visibility and alerting on resource usage. 

Strategic Business Value

Cabinet’s modernization initiative established a scalable, secure, and innovation-ready foundation that will support long-term growth. 

Scalability Foundation 

Cabinet’s modernized architecture now scales easily with demand. Each application component can expand or contract independently, keeping performance steady even during peak periods. The new environment also supports multi-region deployment, laying the groundwork for future growth and disaster recovery. 

Innovation Enablement 

With streamlined CI/CD pipelines, the team can deliver new features faster than ever. Dedicated sandbox environments encourage safe experimentation, while the cloud-native design makes it easy to adopt new AWS services as they emerge—keeping Cabinet agile and competitive. 

Risk Management 

Automated monitoring now flags issues before they impact users, and built-in compliance controls ensure continuous alignment with industry regulations. Enhanced resilience and recovery processes mean the business can stay online and secure, no matter what comes its way. 

What’s Next? Future Governance Considerations

While Cabinet has not yet implemented AWS Control Tower, the WAFR identified it as a strategic next step for scaling multi-account governance. 

Adopting Control Tower

Adopting Control Tower would enable: 

• Centralized Policy Management: Consistent enforcement of Service Control Policies (SCPs) across all accounts. 

• Automated Account Provisioning: Standardized creation of new accounts with preconfigured security baselines. 

• Compliance Guardrails: Built-in prevention of noncompliant configurations. 

These capabilities would strengthen Cabinet’s ability to maintain governance consistency as their AWS environment continues to grow. 

More Partnership: Expertise and Innovation with Rego, Cabinet, and AI 

The Cabinet engagement is proof that when deep expertise meets smart automation, transformation happens fast. By combining Rego Consulting’s cloud governance know-how with the AI precision of 6pillars.ai, a traditionally complex Well-Architected Framework Review became a focused, insight-driven experience that delivered real results in record time. 

In just a few hours, Cabinet stood up AWS Security Hub and built a governance framework designed to scale. With the right tools and a disciplined approach to best practices, organizations can move quickly and stay compliant setting a new standard for secure, intelligent cloud transformation.