# Best practices
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 The best practices described in the [Sustainability Pillar - AWS Well-Architected Framework](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/sustainability-pillar/sustainability-pillar.html) are valid also for this HPC Lens. 

** Region selection **
+ [ HPCSUS01-BP01 Select target AWS Regions that balance performance and resource availability with your sustainability goals ](region-selection.md#hpcsus01-bp01)
+ [ HPCSUS01-BP02 Select Regions based on where your users are located ](region-selection.md#hpcsus01-bp02)

** Software and architecture **
+ [ HPCSUS02-BP01 Use a VDI solution to reduce data movement ](software-and-architecture.md#hpcsus02-bp01)

** Hardware and services **
+ [ HPCSUS03-BP01 Continually monitor the release of new EC2 instance types ](hardware-and-services.md#hpcsus03-bp01)

** Process and culture **
+ [ HPCSUS04-BP01 Promote a culture of constant monitoring and performance improvement ](process-and-culture.md#hpcsus04-bp01)

**Topics**
+ [Region selection](region-selection.md)
+ [Alignment to demand](alignment-to-demand.md)
+ [Software and architecture](software-and-architecture.md)
+ [Data management](data-management.md)
+ [Hardware and services](hardware-and-services.md)
+ [Process and culture](process-and-culture.md)