One Operating Model Across On-Prem, Colo & Public Cloud — With Evidence
Hybrid Cloud blends private/on-prem, colocation, and public cloud into a single, secure operating model—so apps land where they perform and cost best, without governance gaps.
SolveForce designs and runs hybrid platforms that are Zero-Trust by default, policy-as-code, and wired to evidence—so you can move fast across environments and prove compliance any day.
Connective tissue:
☁️ Cloud → /cloud • 🏠 Private → /private-cloud • 🧩 VDC → /virtual-data-centers
🔗 On-ramps → /direct-connect • 🌈 Optical/DCI → /wavelength / /lit-fiber / /dark-fiber • 🏢 Colo → /colocation
☸️ Platform → /kubernetes • 🔄 IaC/CI-CD → /infrastructure-as-code • /devops
🛡️ Security → /cybersecurity • 🚪 Access → /ztna / /sase / /nac
🔑 Custody → /key-management • /secrets-management • /encryption
🧱 Data → /data-warehouse • /etl-elt • /vector-databases
📊 Evidence/Automation → /siem-soar • 💸 Spend → /finops
💾 Continuity → /cloud-backup • /backup-immutability • /draas
🎯 Outcomes (Why SolveForce Hybrid)
- One control plane — common identity, policy, logging, and deployment method across on-prem/colo/cloud.
- Right-place workloads — latency, data gravity, GPU/IO needs met without lock-in.
- Zero-Trust everywhere — per-app access with ZTNA/SASE; NAC at edges; no “trusted network.”
- Audit-ready — change logs, access, configs, backups, and DR artifacts exported to SIEM.
- Cost that behaves — FinOps guardrails, chargeback/showback, and commitment planning.
🧭 Scope (What We Build & Operate)
- Landing zones (cloud + private/VDC) with policy-as-code guardrails. → /virtual-data-centers • /private-cloud
- Network & on-ramps — Direct Connect/ExpressRoute/Interconnect, wave/lit/dark fiber, SD-WAN policy hubs; Private Endpoints. → /direct-connect • /sd-wan
- Kubernetes & platform — multi-cluster fleets (on-prem + cloud), GitOps, image signing/SBOM, policy controllers. → /kubernetes
- Identity & secrets — SSO/MFA, PIM/JIT, vault/KMS/HSM, workload identity; no long-lived keys. → /key-management • /secrets-management
- Data plane — object/file/block; pipelines (CDC/ELT), catalogs/lineage; vector indices for guarded RAG. → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
- Boundary & egress — WAF/Bot, DDoS, API gateways with quotas/signing, DLP egress. → /waf • /ddos • /dlp
- Observability & evidence — logs/metrics/traces + config diffs → SIEM/SOAR, SLO dashboards. → /siem-soar
- Continuity — immutable backups, cross-site/region DR runbooks & drills. → /backup-immutability • /draas
🧱 Building Blocks (Spelled Out)
- Policy-as-code — deny-public, CMEK-required, tag enforcement, region controls; CI gates for infra/app policy. → /infrastructure-as-code
- Zero-Trust access — /ztna for private apps, /sase for web/SaaS, /nac for port/Wi-Fi posture.
- Keys & secrets — CMK/HSM custody, envelope encryption; secretless CI/CD & workload identity. → /key-management • /secrets-management
- Network fabric — EVPN/VXLAN (DC/colo), hub-and-spoke in cloud, Private Endpoints only; Anycast edges.
- Data governance — labels (PII/PHI/PAN/CUI), RLS/CLS, tokenization; lineage + DQ tests. → /data-governance
- Guarded RAG — label/ACL pre-filters before ANN; “cite-or-refuse” responses for AI features. → /vector-databases
🧰 Reference Architectures (Choose Your Fit)
A) Colo Hub ↔ Public Cloud
Colo VDC with dual on-ramps; inspection hub; Private Endpoints to PaaS; SD-WAN for sites; common IAM & SIEM.
B) Private Cloud + Cloud Burst (K8s)
On-prem K8s + cloud K8s; GitOps; signed images & admission policy; shared registry; IRSA/Workload Identity; autoscale to cloud.
C) Data Lakehouse Hybrid
Object storage on-prem + cloud buckets; CDC/ELT; catalog/lineage; governed BigQuery/Snowflake/Synapse access; vector indices per region.
D) Regulated Enclave
VRFs + microseg; ZTNA for admins; HSM keys; WORM logs/backups; FedRAMP/CJIS/PCI/HIPAA mappings.
E) Edge/MEC + Cloud Core
Edge DCs for low-latency inference; Anycast gateways; backhaul via wave/lit/fixed wireless/LTE/5G; centralized governance.
📐 SLO Guardrails (Targets You Can Measure)
| KPI / SLO (p95 unless noted) | Target (Recommended) |
|---|---|
| On-ramp attach (metro→region edge) | ≤ 2–5 ms |
| K8s workload deploy (commit→ready) | ≤ 5–15 min |
| Policy deploy → enforced | ≤ 60–120 s |
| Leaf↔Leaf latency (in-DC) | ≤ 10–50 µs |
| WAF added latency (edge) | ≤ 5–20 ms |
| Backup immutability coverage (Tier-1) | = 100% |
| Tag/label coverage (cost-bearing) | ≥ 95–100% |
| Evidence completeness (changes/incidents) | = 100% |
SLO breaches open tickets and trigger SOAR (rollback, reroute, re-key, scale). → /siem-soar
🔒 Compliance & Privacy
- SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / SOX — access/change/logging, IR; evidence exports.
- PCI DSS — CDE segmentation, tokenization, WAF/API security, HSM custody, immutable logs/backups.
- HIPAA — minimum necessary, audit controls; BAAs; retention.
- NIST 800-53/171 / CMMC — AC/IA/AU/SC/CM via hybrid controls and continuous monitoring.
📊 Observability & Evidence
- Infra — capacity/latency/loss, flow logs, drift, image diffs.
- Security — ZTNA/NAC decisions, WAF/Bot hits, EDR/NDR incidents, KMS events.
- Apps/Data — SLOs, error budgets, lineage & DQ pass rates.
All streams feed SIEM; SOAR automates contain/rollback/report with approvals. → /siem-soar
💸 FinOps for Hybrid (Cost That Behaves)
- Mandatory tags/labels; budgets/alerts; anomaly tickets.
- Placement policy (edge/private/public) by latency/cost/data; reservation & commitment hygiene.
- Chargeback/showback across tenants; unit economics ($/env, $/1k req, $/TB scanned). → /finops
🛠️ Implementation Blueprint (No-Surprise Rollout)
1) Classify workloads & data — SLAs/SLOs, RTO/RPO, compliance scope.
2) Design fabrics & on-ramps — EVPN/VXLAN in DC/colo; Interconnect/Direct Connect/ExpressRoute; SD-WAN policy. → /direct-connect • /sd-wan
3) Stand up platforms — private cloud/VDC + cloud landing zones; K8s fleets; registry & GitOps; policy controllers.
4) Security — ZTNA/NAC, microseg, WAF/DLP, HSM/vault; API quotas/signing. → /ztna • /nac • /waf • /dlp
5) Data — storage classes, CDC/ELT, governance/lineage; vector DB for RAG. → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse • /vector-databases
6) Observability — DCIM + platform metrics; SIEM/SOAR wiring; SLO boards.
7) Continuity — cross-site/region replication; DR drills with artifacts. → /draas
8) Operate & optimize — capacity & cost reviews; security posture tune-ups; quarterly DR & TTX.
✅ Pre-Engagement Checklist
- 🧭 Hybrid pattern (colo-hub, private-first, burst-to-cloud, edge+cloud).
- ☁️ Clouds/regions; POP/on-ramp locations; diversity letters.
- 🔐 IdP/SSO/MFA, ZTNA/PIM; vault/KMS/HSM posture.
- 🖧 EVPN/VXLAN design; NGFW/LB/WAF; Anycast needs.
- 📦 Storage tiers/IOPS; replication/retention; Object-Lock scope.
- 🧮 Metering/chargeback, FinOps guardrails; budgets/alerts.
- 📊 SIEM/SOAR destinations; SLO targets; audit/report cadence.
🔄 Where Hybrid Cloud Fits (Recursive View)
1) Grammar — workloads ride /connectivity & /networks-and-data-centers.
2) Syntax — composed across /cloud, /private-cloud, and /virtual-data-centers.
3) Semantics — /cybersecurity preserves truth; keys/logs/backups prove control.
4) Pragmatics — /solveforce-ai predicts placement/cost & proposes safe changes.