🌐 Cloud & Digital Infrastructure

The Rails Your Business Runs On — Fast, Secure, and Proved

Cloud & Digital Infrastructure is every rail and switch your outcomes depend on—connectivity, data centers, interconnect, cloud platforms, edge sites, security, observability, and continuity—treated as one operating system.
SolveForce designs and operates that system end-to-end: policy-as-code guardrails, Zero-Trust access, SLOs that tie to business KPIs, and evidence pipelines so the binder matches the build—every day.

Related foundations you can jump to as we go:
• Platform maps → /technology-suite • Services → /suite-of-services • Suppliers → /team-of-suppliers
• Rails & Fabric → /connectivity • /lan • /wan • /sd-wan • Interconnect → /wavelength
• Cloud & VDC → /cloud • /virtual-data-centers • /private-cloud
• Security → /cybersecurity • /ztna • /sase • /nac • Edge → /edge-data-centers • /private-5g
• Data & AI → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases • /solveforce-ai
• Evidence & Ops → /siem-soar • Continuity → /backup-immutability • /draas • Spend → /finops

🎯 Outcomes We Optimize (not buzzwords)

  • Latency you can count on — workloads land where they perform best; interconnects are deterministic.
  • Security by default — identity-first access (ZTNA), segmented cores, keys/secrets with real custody.
  • Cost that behaves — FinOps budgets, commitment plans, and unit economics ($/user, $/1k req, $/TB).
  • Evidence on demand — logs, configs, approvals, tests, and drills stream to /siem-soar.
  • Change without drama — GitOps + guardrails; drift watchers in prod; documented rollbacks.

🧭 Reference Stack (language-first, outcome-driven)

1) Rails (Access & Interconnect)

  • DIA/ethernet, wavelength/DCI, fixed wireless, LTE/5G, and satellite tertiary as needed.
  • Dual on-ramps to cloud (Direct Connect / ExpressRoute / Interconnect), with BGP policy & Anycast edges.
    → /connectivity • /wavelength • /direct-connect

2) Fabric (LAN/Campus/Data Center)

  • EVPN/VXLAN leaf/spine, QoS lanes (voice, control, bulk), Anycast gateways, OOB management; RFC 2544/Y.1564 baselines at turn-up.
    → /lan • /networks-and-data-centers

3) Compute & Storage (Cloud, VDC, Private)

  • Landing zones with Private Endpoints and org policies (deny-public, CMEK required); Kubernetes/serverless/VM footprints; SAN/NVMe tiers on premises.
    → /cloud • /virtual-data-centers • /private-cloud

4) Edge (where latency matters)

  • Rugged edge data centers, local caches and time-series DBs, GPU nodes; deterministic RF via Private 5G/CBRS + Wi-Fi 6/6E/7.
    → /edge-data-centers • /private-5g

5) Zero-Trust Security

6) Data & AI Rails

7) Observability, Evidence & Continuity

🧱 Core Capabilities (what we actually build & run)

A) Interconnect & Transport Engineering

  • Metro DCI with wavelength (10/100/400G+), jumbo MTU, fixed FEC; MACsec/L1 encryption where policy requires.
  • Cloud on-ramps (DX/ER/Interconnect) with LAG, dual POPs, BGP communities and route hygiene; Anycast front doors with health-gated withdraw.

B) Campus & DC Fabric

  • EVPN/VXLAN with Anycast gateways; class-based QoS (EF for voice/control, assured lanes for transactional apps, BE for bulk); deterministic failure domains; OOB + break-glass.
  • Acceptance tests: RFC 2544/Y.1564 for throughput/latency/jitter/loss; optics light levels & OTDR traces captured as artifacts.

C) Cloud Landing Zones & Platforms

  • Org policies as code (deny-public, CMEK, tags/labels enforced, region controls); Private Endpoints and inspection hubs; GitOps for K8s; serverless for bursty APIs with quotas & idempotency/DLQs.
  • Drift watchers and policy controllers (OPA/Gatekeeper); image signing + SBOMs.

D) Edge Blueprints

  • Short-depth racks, filtered enclosures, RDHx for GPU heat; local object/flash tiers; brokers (MQTT/AMQP), time-series DBs; SD-WAN policy for brownouts; CBRS SAS integration and SIM lifecycle.
  • Acceptance: RF attach/roam timing, throughput, jitter, store-and-forward sync windows.

E) Zero-Trust Controls

  • Access: SSO/MFA, ZTNA → private apps, SASE → web; NAC for ports/Wi-Fi; PAM JIT with session recording; email authentication to DMARC p=reject in 60–90 days.
  • Boundary: WAF/Bot/DDoS + API signing (JWT/HMAC/JWS).
  • Custody: keys in HSM/KMS, secrets in vault; rotation cadences with ceremonies stored in SIEM.

F) Data & AI Fabric

  • Contracts & schemas with compatibility rules; lineage and DQ gates; vector DB for knowledge; guarded RAG assistants for ops, finance, CX, and engineering with cite-or-refuse.
  • Token budgets and $/question SLOs; drift watchers for features & models.

G) Evidence, Runbooks & DR

  • All configs, changes, approvals, test outputs, and drill artifacts stream to /siem-soar; runbooks automate safe actions (reroute, packet-dup enable, re-key, roll back, scale).
  • Object-Lock/WORM backups; DR drills with screenshots & checksums; clean-point catalogs for ransomware.

🧰 Reference Architectures (snap-together starters)

1) Hybrid Core (Colo ↔ Cloud)

Colo VDC hub, EVPN/VXLAN core, dual cloud on-ramps, Private Endpoints only, WAF/Bot at edges, ZTNA for admins; SIEM/SOAR + Object-Lock backups.
→ /colocation • /virtual-data-centers • /direct-connect • /waf • /backup-immutability

2) Cloud-First with Secure Edge

Landing zones (deny-public, CMEK), serverless & K8s, SD-WAN to regions, ZTNA/SASE, email auth rollout, DRaaS; cost dashboards with unit economics.
→ /cloud • /sd-wan • /ztna • /email-auth • /draas • /finops

3) Edge & Private 5G for Operations

Private 5G + Wi-Fi for mobility and density; edge GPU for vision/analytics; brokers + time-series DB; SD-WAN backhaul; ZTNA vendor access; evidence packs.
→ /private-5g • /edge-data-centers

4) Data & AI Fabric

CDC→object→ELT→warehouse; governed metrics; vector index; assistants that cite or refuse; DLP/tokenization; DR scope with immutable backups.
→ /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases • /solveforce-ai • /backup-immutability

5) Regulated Enclave (HIPAA / PCI / NIST / FedRAMP-aligned)

CMEK/HSM, Private Endpoints only, ZTNA + PIM/JIT for admin, WAF/Bot, DLP, immutable logs/backups; assessor artifacts (SSP/POA&M).
→ /hipaa • /pci-dss • /nist • /fedramp

📐 SLO Guardrails (infrastructure you can measure)

DomainKPI / SLO (p95 unless noted)Target (Recommended)
On-ramp attach (metro→region)≤ 2–5 ms
In-DC leaf↔leaf≤ 10–50 µs
SD-WAN brownout steer≤ 1–3 s
ZTNA attach (user→app)≤ 1–3 s
WAF added latency≤ 5–20 ms
Email auth rolloutDMARC p=reject ≤ 60–90 days
RAG evidenceCitation coverage = 100% (refusal correctness ≥ 98%)
Backups (Tier-1)Immutability = 100%
DR (Tier-1)RTO ≤ 5–60 min / RPO ≤ 0–15 min
Evidence pipelineLogs/artifacts to SIEM ≤ 60–120 s
Change controlUnapproved prod changes = 0

Breaches auto-open a case and trigger SOAR (reroute, packet-dup enable, re-key, roll back, scale, tighten policy) with approvals and artifacts. → /siem-soar

🔒 Compliance Overlays (sector-ready)

  • SOC 2 / ISO 27001 — control map, attestations, continuous evidence. → /soc2 • /grc
  • NIST 800-53/171 / CMMC — AC/IA/AU/SC/CM families, ConMon packs. → /nist
  • HIPAA — BAAs, ePHI labels, minimum necessary, immutable logs/backups. → /hipaa
  • PCI DSS — CDE segmentation, tokenization, key ceremonies, WAF/DMARC rollout. → /pci-dss
  • FedRAMP (adjacent cloud) — inheritance + delta controls; SSP/SAP/SAR/POA&M support. → /fedramp

✅ Acceptance Tests & Artifacts (we keep the receipts)

  • Networking: BGP sessions, route policy, Private Endpoint reachability, on-ramp latency; wavelength light levels & OTDR.
  • Fabric: RFC 2544/Y.1564 performance; QoS class validation; failover timing; OOB access proofs.
  • Security: ZTNA admits, NAC profiling, PAM session recordings, WAF/Bot events, email auth headers & TLS-RPT; KMS/HSM rotation logs.
  • Platforms: K8s admission/NetworkPolicy tests; signed images/SBOM; serverless idempotency & DLQ replay.
  • Data & AI: CDC parity checks, lineage coverage, DQ pass rates; vector index ACL pre-filters; RAG citation sets.
  • Continuity: Object-Lock settings; restore screenshots/checksums; DR failover timings.
    All artifacts stream to /siem-soar and bundle into QBR/audit packs.

🛠️ Implementation Blueprint (no-surprise delivery)

1) Discover & Map — sites, circuits, fabrics, cloud posture, identities, data classes, DR tiers, compliance overlays.
2) Design Rails — underlays, SD-WAN, campus/DC fabric, on-ramps, Private Endpoints; Anycast edges.
→ /connectivity • /sd-wan • /networks-and-data-centers • /direct-connect
3) Zero-Trust Controls — ZTNA/SASE, NAC, PAM, WAF/Bot/DDoS; keys in HSM; vault secrets; email auth plan.
→ /ztna • /sase • /nac • /pam • /waf • /key-management • /email-auth
4) Platforms & Data — K8s/serverless/VM mix; SAN/NVMe; CDC/ELT, warehouse; vector DB + cite-or-refuse assistants.
→ /kubernetes • /serverless • /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases • /solveforce-ai
5) Evidence & DR — SIEM/SOAR wiring, OTel traces, drift detectors; Object-Lock backups; DR runbooks and drills; acceptance tests set.
→ /siem-soar • /backup-immutability • /draas
6) Pilot & Rings — one site/app → expand by waves; success gates on SLOs, cost, and risk deltas; rollback plans.
7) Operate & Optimize — monthly posture & cost reviews; supplier scorecards; quarterly DR/TTX; roadmap in /solveforce-codex; artifacts in /knowledge-hub.

📝 Cloud & Digital Infrastructure Intake (copy-paste & fill)

  • Sites & regions (addresses/GPS, on-ramp POPs, diversity letters needed?)
  • Circuits & vendors (speeds/terms, target wavelengths/DCI paths)
  • Campus/DC (fabric state, QoS classes, OOB, optics)
  • Cloud & platforms (providers/regions, Private Endpoints, K8s/serverless/VM mix)
  • Identity & access (IdP/SSO/MFA, ZTNA/NAC/PAM)
  • Edges (WAF/Bot/DDoS, email auth status, API signing)
  • Data & AI (CDC/ELT sources, warehouse/lake, vector DB, RAG scope, privacy labels)
  • Continuity (backup scope, Object-Lock, DR tiers & RTO/RPO targets)
  • Compliance (SOC2/ISO/NIST/HIPAA/PCI/FedRAMP), BAAs/DPAs needed
  • Operations (managed vs co-managed, change windows, reporting cadence)
  • Budget & timeline (ROM vs build-ready), success metrics (SLOs, cost targets)

We’ll return a design-to-quote with architecture, supplier options, SLO-mapped pricing, compliance overlays, and an evidence plan you can reuse in audits and QBRs.
Or jump to /customized-quotes.

📞 Build Cloud & Digital Infrastructure That Performs — and Proves It

From interconnects and fabrics to cloud and edge, from Zero-Trust to DR, we’ll assemble rails that are fast, secure, cost-smart—and auditable.