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REL 10. How do you use fault isolation to protect your workload?

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REL 10. How do you use fault isolation to protect your workload? - AWS Well-Architected Framework

Fault isolation limits the impact of a component or system failure to a defined boundary. With proper isolation, components outside of the boundary are unaffected by the failure. Running your workload across multiple fault isolation boundaries can make it more resilient to failure.

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