Secure-by-Default, Elastic-on-Prem, Audit-Ready
Private Cloud gives you public-cloud style agility inside your data centers and colos—self-service, API-first, policy-as-code—without surrendering sovereignty, latency control, or cost predictability.
SolveForce designs and operates private clouds that are Zero-Trust by default, Kubernetes-native, and wired to evidence—integrated with your campus/metro fabrics and cloud on-ramps.
Connective tissue:
🏢 DCs → /on-prem-data-centers • 🧭 VDC → /virtual-data-centers • 🧱 HCI/SAN → /san
☁️ Hybrid → /cloud • 🔗 On-ramps → /direct-connect
🔐 Security → /cybersecurity • 🔑 Keys/Secrets → /key-management • /secrets-management • /encryption
☸️ Platform → /kubernetes • 🔄 IaC/CI-CD → /infrastructure-as-code • /devops
📊 Evidence/Automation → /siem-soar • 💸 Spend → /finops
🎯 Outcomes (Why SolveForce Private Cloud)
- Agility on your terms— self-service IaaS/PaaS via APIs/portals, minutes to provision.
- Deterministic performance— low-latency fabrics, GPU pools, storage SLAs.
- Data sovereignty & privacy— keep data where law/business requires.
- Zero-Trust posture— identity/device/workload-aware, not “trusted VLANs.”
- Audit-ready ops— change logs, access, configs, DR artifacts exported to SIEM.
🧭 Scope (What We Build & Operate)
- Compute — HCI/vSphere/Nutanix &/or OpenStack/KVM, Kubernetes platform, GPU nodes. → /bare-metal-gpu • /kubernetes
- Network — EVPN/VXLAN leaf/spine, virtual routers/LB/NGFW, NSX/ACI/Tungsten-Fabric, Anycast services. → /networks-and-data-centers
- Storage — NVMe tiers, SAN/NVMe-oF, object/NAS for lake & backups; snapshots/replication. → /san • /cloud-backup
- Access & security — SSO/MFA, ZTNA for admin/user access, PAM JIT elevation, NAC at ports; WAF for portals/APIs. → /ztna • /pam • /nac • /waf
- Hybrid & on-ramps — Direct Connect/ExpressRoute/Interconnect, SD-WAN policy, Private Endpoints to cloud PaaS. → /direct-connect • /sd-wan
- Observability & evidence — logs/metrics/traces + config diffs → SIEM/SOAR; SLO dashboards. → /siem-soar
- Continuity — immutability (WORM), cross-site DR tiers, runbooks & drills. → /backup-immutability • /draas
🧱 Building Blocks (Spelled Out)
- Landing zone (on-prem) — projects/tenants, quotas, IAM roles, network & storage classes, policy-as-code gates. → /infrastructure-as-code
- Zero-Trust — ZTNA for consoles & apps; device posture; microsegmentation for crown-jewel VRFs. → /microsegmentation
- Keys & secrets — CMK/HSM custody (KMIP), envelope encryption; vault-issued secrets; cert lifecycle automation. → /key-management • /secrets-management • /encryption
- Platform services — registries with image signing/SBOM, service mesh (mTLS/policy), GitOps, policy controller (OPA/Gatekeeper).
- Data services — object/S3-compatible, fileshares, DBaaS on private cloud, ELT pipelines with lineage. → /etl-elt • /data-warehouse
- Guarded RAG — vector DB with cite-or-refuse over governed content. → /vector-databases
🛠️ Reference Architectures (Choose Your Fit)
A) HCI + Kubernetes Platform
Nutanix/vSphere + NSX/ACI; storage classes (NVMe/SSD/HDD); GItOps; ZTNA front door; API-first self-service.
B) OpenStack + Ceph (Open Private Cloud)
Nova/Neutron/Cinder + Ceph (block/object/file), EVPN/VXLAN; Keystone federated SSO; project quotas; SR-IOV as needed.
C) GPU/AI Private Cloud
GPU pools with vGPU/SR-IOV; IB/RoCE fabric; NVMe scratch + parallel FS; cost/SLO boards; burst to public cloud via on-ramps. → /bare-metal-gpu • /direct-connect
D) Regulated Enclave (PCI/HIPAA/CJIS/CMMC)
VRFs + microseg; HSM keys; immutable logs/backups; ZTNA for admins; evidence packs.
E) Edge Private Cloud
Rugged edge DCs, compact K8s, object cache; SD-WAN dual underlays; satellite tertiary; central policy & evidence. → /edge-data-centers • /satellite-internet
📐 SLO Guardrails (Targets You Can Measure)
| KPI / SLO (p95 unless noted) | Target (Recommended) |
|---|---|
| VM/namespace provision (API→ready) | ≤ 5–15 min |
| Policy deploy → enforced | ≤ 60–120 s |
| Leaf↔Leaf latency (in-DC) | ≤ 10–50 µs |
| Block IO p95 (NVMe tier) | ≤ 0.3–0.8 ms |
| Platform availability (control plane) | ≥ 99.95–99.99% |
| Backup immutability coverage (Tier-1) | = 100% |
| Tag/label coverage (chargeback) | ≥ 95–100% |
| Evidence completeness (changes/incidents) | = 100% |
SLO breaches open tickets and trigger SOAR (rollback, scale, reroute, re-key). → /siem-soar
🔒 Compliance Mapping
- SOC 2 / ISO 27001— access/change/logging, IR; evidence exports.
- PCI DSS— CDE segmentation, tokenization, WAF/API security, key custody (HSM), immutable logs/backups.
- HIPAA— minimum necessary, audit controls, BAAs, retention.
- NIST 800-53/171 / CMMC— AC/IA/AU/SC/CM mapped to private-cloud controls.
- FedRAMP-aligned(if hosted for agencies) — policy sets, continuous monitoring.
📊 Observability & Evidence
- Infra— capacity/latency/loss, flow logs, config drift, image diffs.
- Security— ZTNA/NAC decisions, WAF/Bot hits, EDR/NDR incidents, KMS/HSM events.
- Apps/Data— SLOs, error budgets, lineage & data-quality pass rates.
All streams feed SIEM; SOAR automates contain/rollback/report (approval-gated). → /siem-soar
💸 FinOps for Private Cloud (Chargeback/Showback)
- Mandatory tags/labels (owner, app, BU, env).
- Per-tenant metering: vCPU/RAM/IOPS/GPU, storage TB, network egress.
- Cost/SLO dashboards; capacity forecasts; placement rules; reservation planning. → /finops
🛠️ Implementation Blueprint (No-Surprise Rollout)
1) Requirements — workloads, SLAs/SLOs, compliance, GPU/storage tiers.
2) Fabric & on-ramps — EVPN/VXLAN leaf/spine; NGFW/WAF; Interconnect/Direct Link/ExpressRoute; SD-WAN policy. → /direct-connect • /sd-wan
3) Platform — HCI/OpenStack/K8s; registries, GitOps, policy controllers; image signing & SBOM.
4) Security — ZTNA/NAC, microseg, HSM/vault; DLP for egress; API quotas. → /ztna • /nac • /dlp
5) Data — storage classes, replication, governance/lineage; object lock for backups. → /backup-immutability
6) Observability — DCIM + platform metrics; SIEM/SOAR wiring; SLO boards.
7) DR — cross-site replication; failover runbooks; quarterly drills with artifacts. → /draas
8) Operate & optimize — capacity & cost reviews, security posture tune-ups, roadmap iterations.
✅ Pre-Engagement Checklist
🔄 Where Private Cloud Fits (Recursive View)
1) Grammar — resources ride /connectivity & /networks-and-data-centers.
2) Syntax — composes with /cloud and /virtual-data-centers for hybrid.
3) Semantics — /cybersecurity preserves truth; keys/logs/backups prove control.
4) Pragmatics — /solveforce-ai predicts capacity/cost & proposes safe changes.
5) Foundation — consistent terms via /primacy-of-language.
📞 Build a Private Cloud That’s Fast, Safe & Auditable
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.
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.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Cloud-based servers, storage, and networking that customers configure and manage without owning the underlying data-center hardware.
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.
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
The systems and policies that determine who a user is, what resources they may access, and how that access is authenticated and reviewed.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
A login control requiring more than one form of verification, such as a password plus an authenticator app, security key, or biometric factor.