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 Services
- Cloud & VDC → Cloud • Virtual Data Centers (VDC) • Private Cloud
- Security → Cybersecurity • ZTNA • SASE • NAC
- Edge → Edge Data Centers • Private 5G
- Data & AI → ETL / ELT • Data Warehouse / Lakes • Vector Databases & RAG • SolveForce AI
- Evidence & Ops → SIEM / SOAR
- Continuity → Backup Immutability • DRaaS
- Spend → Financial Operations as a Service (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)
- 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 Services • Direct Connect / Cloud On-Ramps
- EVPN/VXLAN leaf/spine, QoS lanes (voice, control, bulk), Anycast gateways, OOB management; RFC 2544/Y.1564 baselines at turn-up. → LAN • Networks & Data Centers
- 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 (VDC) • Private Cloud
- 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
- ZTNA for private apps, SASE for web/SaaS, NAC 802.1X on ports; PAM JIT for admin; WAF/Bot + DDoS at edges; keys in HSM/KMS; secrets from vault. → ZTNA • SASE • NAC • WAF / Bot Management • Key Management / HSM • Secrets Management
- CDC/ELT → warehouse/lake with contracts, lineage & DQ; vector indices for guarded RAG assistants that cite or refuse. → ETL / ELT • Data Warehouse / Lakes • Vector Databases & RAG • SolveForce AI
- OpenTelemetry traces + logs/metrics/config diffs → SIEM/SOAR; Object-Lock/WORM backups + DR runbooks & drills. → SIEM / SOAR • Backup Immutability • DRaaS
🧱 Core Capabilities (what we actually build & run)
Carrier Ethernet
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.
Data Center
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.
Cloud Migration
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.
Edge Computing
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.
Zero Trust Network
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.
Data Analytics
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.
Disaster Recovery
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)
Hybrid Cloud
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 (VDC) • Direct Connect / Cloud On-Ramps • WAF / Bot Management • Backup Immutability
SASE
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 Authentication (email-auth) • DRaaS • Financial Operations as a Service (FinOps)
Private 5G
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
Artificial Intelligence as a Service
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 / Lakes • Vector Databases & RAG • SolveForce AI • /backup-immutability
Compliance
📐 SLO Guardrails (infrastructure you can measure)
| Domain | KPI / 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 rollout | DMARC p=reject ≤ 60–90 days | |
| RAG evidence | Citation coverage = 100% (refusal correctness ≥ 98%) | |
| Backups (Tier-1) | Immutability = 100% | |
| DR (Tier-1) | RTO ≤ 5–60 min / RPO ≤ 0–15 min | |
| Evidence pipeline | Logs/artifacts to SIEM ≤ 60–120 s | |
| Change control | Unapproved 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 Acronym • 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)
- NetworkingBGP sessions, route policy, Private Endpoint reachability, on-ramp latency; wavelength light levels & OTDR.
- FabricRFC 2544/Y.1564 performance; QoS class validation; failover timing; OOB access proofs.
- SecurityZTNA admits, NAC profiling, PAM session recordings, WAF/Bot events, email auth headers & TLS-RPT; KMS/HSM rotation logs.
- PlatformsK8s admission/NetworkPolicy tests; signed images/SBOM; serverless idempotency & DLQ replay.
- Data & AICDC parity checks, lineage coverage, DQ pass rates; vector index ACL pre-filters; RAG citation sets.
- ContinuityObject-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)
- Discover & Map — sites, circuits, fabrics, cloud posture, identities, data classes, DR tiers, compliance overlays.
- Design Rails — underlays, SD-WAN, campus/DC fabric, on-ramps, Private Endpoints; Anycast edges. → Connectivity • SD-WAN • Networks & Data Centers • Direct Connect / Cloud On-Ramps
- Zero-Trust Controls — ZTNA/SASE, NAC, PAM, WAF/Bot/DDoS; keys in HSM; vault secrets; email auth plan. → ZTNA • SASE • NAC • PAM • WAF / Bot Management • Key Management / HSM • Email Authentication (email-auth)
- Platforms & Data — K8s/serverless/VM mix; SAN/NVMe; CDC/ELT, warehouse; vector DB + cite-or-refuse assistants. → Kubernetes • Serverless • ETL / ELT • Data Warehouse / Lakes • Vector Databases & RAG • SolveForce AI
- Evidence & DR — SIEM/SOAR wiring, OTel traces, drift detectors; Object-Lock backups; DR runbooks and drills; acceptance tests set. → SIEM / SOAR • Backup Immutability • DRaaS
- Pilot & Rings — one site/app → expand by waves; success gates on SLOs, cost, and risk deltas; rollback plans.
- 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.
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Key terms in plain language
Open a term for a concise explanation of language used on this page.
Latency
The time it takes data to travel between two points. Lower latency improves voice, video meetings, cloud applications, gaming, and other real-time services.
Dedicated Internet Access (DIA)
A business-grade Internet connection with capacity dedicated to the customer rather than shared in the same way as typical consumer broadband. It often includes symmetrical speeds and an SLA.
SD-WAN
Software-defined wide area networking. It manages multiple connections and chooses paths based on application needs, performance, and policy to improve resilience and control.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Software accessed as an online service instead of being installed and maintained entirely on the customer’s own computers or servers.
Disaster Recovery (DRaaS)
A plan and service for restoring applications, data, and operations after an outage or disruption. DRaaS provides recovery infrastructure through a managed cloud service.
Cybersecurity
The practices and controls used to protect identities, devices, networks, applications, and data from unauthorized access, disruption, or manipulation.
Zero Trust
A security model that does not automatically trust a user or device because of its location. Access is continuously verified and limited to what is necessary.
SASE
Secure Access Service Edge combines networking and security capabilities in a cloud-delivered architecture so users and locations can receive consistent policy wherever they connect.