Mission-Ready, Zero-Trust, Compliance-Proven — With Evidence
Government data centers must keep mission systems online, protect CUI/PII/PHI, meet authorization baselines, and export audit-grade evidence on demand.
SolveForce designs and operates federal, state, and local DCs (and edge/colocation hubs) that are Zero-Trust by default, STIG-hardened, and measured with SLOs—so agencies deliver services reliably and prove it.
Connected pages:
🏢 Core → /on-prem-data-centers • 🧭 Edge → /edge-data-centers • 🏢 Colo → /colocation • ☁️ Cloud → /cloud • 🏛️ FedRAMP → /fedramp
🖧 Fabric → /networks-and-data-centers • 🔀 SD-WAN → /sd-wan • 🌈 DCI → /wavelength
🔐 Access → /ztna / /sase / /nac • 🔑 Custody → /key-management / /secrets-management / /encryption
🧱 Storage/GPU → /san • /bare-metal-gpu
📚 Governance → /data-governance • 🔏 Privacy → /dlp
📊 ConMon/IR → /siem-soar • /incident-response • 🧪 TTX → /tabletop
💾 Continuity → /cloud-backup • 🔒 WORM → /backup-immutability • 🚨 DR → /draas
🎯 Outcomes (Why SolveForce for Government DCs)
- Mission continuity — multi-AZ/site architectures with deterministic failover for critical apps (AOS/CAD/RMS, tax/benefits, records).
- Zero-Trust everywhere — ZTNA per-app, NAC at ports, microsegmentation for enclaves (CUI/FOUO/CJIS), no flat VPNs.
- Authorization-ready — NIST 800-53 r5 controls baked in; FedRAMP-aligned cloud adjacency; CJIS / IRS 1075 overlays.
- Data stewardship — records/retention (FOIA), privacy labels, lawful processing, and residency controls.
- Evidence on demand — SLO dashboards, change logs, scans, and DR artifacts exported to SIEM and assessor binders.
🧭 Scope (What We Build & Operate)
- Power & Cooling — N/N+1/2N UPS, gensets, hot/cold containment; RDHx/liquid for high-kW racks.
- Racks & PDUs — A/B power, locking IEC, per-outlet metering, torque/label evidence. → /racks-pdu
- Network Fabric — EVPN/VXLAN leaf/spine, Anycast L3, QoS classes, OOB mgmt; DCI via wavelength/lit/dark. → /networks-and-data-centers • /wavelength
- Storage & Compute — SAN/NVMe tiers, snapshots/replicas; GPU/AI pods for analytics/vision. → /san • /bare-metal-gpu
- Secure Access — ZTNA for admins/users/vendors; NAC 802.1X; PAM JIT elevation with session recording; SASE for web/SaaS. → /ztna • /nac • /pam • /sase
- Cloud adjacency — private on-ramps (Interconnect/Direct Connect/ExpressRoute); Private Endpoints only; FedRAMP-authorized services where inherited. → /direct-connect • /fedramp
- Observability & ConMon — logs/metrics/traces + config/scans → SIEM/SOAR; monthly ConMon packages with POA&M hygiene. → /siem-soar
- Continuity — Object-Lock (WORM) backups, cross-site DR runbooks, TTX and failover drills with artifacts. → /backup-immutability • /draas • /tabletop
🧱 Building Blocks (Spelled Out)
- Identity & posture — SSO/MFA; Conditional Access; device certs; MDM/UEM + EDR health for consoles; hardware keys (FIDO2) for admins.
- Segmentation — separate enclaves (CUI/FOUO/CJIS/PCI) with microseg allow-lists; default-deny east-west; inspection zones. → /microsegmentation
- Crypto & keys — FIPS 140-validated modules; HSM/KMS CMKs; envelope encryption; key ceremonies & dual-control; secrets in vault. → /key-management • /secrets-management • /encryption
- Boundary — WAF/Bot + DDoS; API quotas/signing (HMAC/JWS), TLS 1.2+; DNS/egress allow-lists. → /waf • /ddos
- Records & data — retention schedules, legal holds, FOIA export paths; DLP/tokenization for PII/PHI; lineage & contracts. → /data-governance • /dlp
- STIG & baselines — CIS/STIG golden images, IaC baselines, signed artifacts/SBOM; drift detection & PR-based changes. → /infrastructure-as-code
🧰 Reference Architectures (Choose Your Fit)
A) Agency Core DC (Moderate/High)
EVPN/VXLAN core • ZTNA/NAC • CUI enclave • HSM keys • WORM logs • dual on-ramps to FedRAMP cloud • ConMon to SIEM/SOAR.
B) Justice/Public Safety (CJIS)
CJIS network & audit retention • vendor ZTNA with session recording • E911/NG911 voice • immutable evidence packs.
C) Tax/Finance (IRS 1075)
Data labeling & DLP • PAM JIT admin • network isolation + egress allow-lists • encryption with FIPS modules • records retention workflows.
D) Edge Micro-DC for Field Sites / PSAP
Rugged racks • SD-WAN dual underlays (fiber + LTE/5G; satellite tertiary) • ZTNA for field users • local cache (CAD/RMS) • DCIM telemetry.
E) Hybrid Cloud Hub
Colo-anchored VDC • dual Interconnect/DX/ER • Private Endpoints only • Anycast front doors • unified SIEM/SOAR & POA&M.
📐 SLO Guardrails (You Can Measure)
| KPI / SLO (p95 unless noted) | Target (Recommended) |
|---|---|
| Power availability (rack A/B) | ≥ 99.99% |
| In-DC leaf↔leaf latency | ≤ 10–50 µs |
| Metro DCI latency (one-way) | ≤ 1–2 ms |
| SAN latency (NVMe p95) | ≤ 0.3–0.8 ms |
| ZTNA attach (user/admin/vendor) | ≤ 1–3 s |
| STIG/CIS drift (critical) | = 0 unresolved beyond 7 days |
| ConMon package submission | On/before due date (100%) |
| POA&M closure (High/Moderate/Low) | ≤ 30 / 60 / 90 days |
| Backup immutability coverage (Tier-1) | = 100% |
| Evidence completeness (assessments/incidents) | = 100% |
SLO breaches open tickets and trigger SOAR (rollback, re-key, isolate, reroute). → /siem-soar
🔒 Compliance & Framework Mapping
- NIST 800-53 r5 (Low/Moderate/High) — AC/IA/AU/CM/CP/IR/SC/SI families implemented & evidenced.
- FedRAMP-aligned (cloud adjacency) — inheritance + delta controls; RAR/SSP/SAP/SAR/POA&M support. → /fedramp
- CJIS — encrypted paths, 2FA, audit retention, vendor controls (ZTNA + recording).
- IRS 1075 / HIPAA / 42 CFR Part 2 — data labeling, minimum necessary, immutable logs/backups, BAAs as needed.
- State/Local standards — records/retention & privacy overlays; critical infra guidance for PSAP/NG911.
📊 Observability & Evidence
- DCIM — power, temps/RH, door/leak sensors; trend to capacity breach.
- Fabric — latency/jitter/loss, optical light/FEC/BER, QoS stats, Anycast/BGP events.
- Security — NAC admits/CoA, ZTNA decisions, PAM sessions, WAF/DLP hits, vuln scans; STIG drift reports.
- Change — IaC diffs, CAB approvals, diagram/dataflow updates; immutable logs & backup artifacts.
All streams feed SIEM; SOAR automates isolation, rollback, key rotation, and ConMon submissions with approvals. → /siem-soar
💾 Continuity & Incident Readiness
- Object-Lock backups; clean-point catalog; DR tiers (pilot-light → hot) with drill artifacts.
- TTX for ransomware, link loss, vendor compromise, data exfil; attach AARs to control families.
→ /backup-immutability • /draas • /tabletop • /incident-response
🛠️ Implementation Blueprint (No-Surprise Rollout)
1) Protect surface — mission apps (AOS/CAD/RMS, tax/benefits, records, portals/APIs), data classes (CUI/PII/PHI).
2) Power/cooling & racks — A/B design, RDHx/liquid options, labeling/torque evidence. → /racks-pdu
3) Fabric & QoS — EVPN/VXLAN core, Anycast, EF & assured lanes; DCI via waves.
4) Zero-Trust access — NAC 802.1X, ZTNA for admins/vendors, PAM JIT; DLP for egress.
5) Cloud adjacency — private on-ramps; Private Endpoints; FedRAMP inheritance mapping.
6) Observability & ConMon — SIEM/SOAR wiring; vuln/config scans; SLO boards & POA&M trackers.
7) Continuity — immutable backups; DR runbooks; quarterly drills with artifacts.
8) Pilot & rings — facility/agency pilots → region → enterprise; success gates per SLO.
9) Operate — monthly posture/capacity reviews; ConMon on time; quarterly DR/TTX; publish wins & RCAs.
✅ Pre-Engagement Checklist
- 🧭 Authorization baseline & overlays (800-53 level, CJIS, IRS 1075, HIPAA/42 CFR).
- 🗺️ System/data inventory, boundaries, dataflows; crown-jewel map.
- 🔌 Density targets (kW/rack), cooling approach (containment/RDHx/liquid), growth horizon.
- 🖧 WAN & DCI options; Anycast/BGP policy; SD-WAN posture.
- 🔐 Identity (SSO/MFA), ZTNA/NAC/PAM status; device posture sources (MDM/UEM/EDR).
- 🔑 HSM/KMS and vault usage; FIPS coverage; key ceremonies.
- 📚 Records/retention, FOIA workflows, privacy labels.
- 📊 SIEM/SOAR destinations; ConMon cadence & tooling; POA&M tracker.
- 🗓️ Drill calendar (TTX & DR), incident comms matrix; audit calendar.
🔄 Where Government DCs Fit (Recursive View)
1) Grammar — mission flows ride /connectivity & /networks-and-data-centers with optical DCI.
2) Syntax — composed with /cloud and /edge-data-centers via private on-ramps.
3) Semantics — /cybersecurity preserves truth; keys/logs/backups & POA&M prove it.
4) Pragmatics — /solveforce-ai predicts capacity/risk and proposes safe posture changes.