Users / business systems
Confirm identity, data access and approvals here.
Professional services
Give the workload an architecture your team can review.
Architecture work connects model access, compute, networking, storage and existing applications. It makes the intended operating environment, dependencies and migration choices visible before implementation.
Discuss an architecture scopeMap the request path and the data path.
Reference architecture · not a fixed product bundle
Validate → orchestrate → handle errors
Bound log retention, sensitive fields and tool permissions by task.
Model / GPU · data storage · usage records
Verify regions, cross-border paths, account ownership and recovery dependencies.
Record tradeoffs for the next change
| Decision | Compare | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud API / self-managed model | Features, data boundaries, operating capacity and cost basis | Sample tasks, access paths and load tests |
| Single / multiple environments | Isolation and recovery versus added configuration and upkeep | Access tests, failure paths and recovery exercises |
Start from the environment you have.
Bring the business workload, current accounts, relevant diagrams and the reason for the proposed change. Useful inputs include expected traffic, data volumes, access restrictions and resource constraints. Where a prototype already works, review which parts can be retained and which assumptions need validation. The design scope follows the agreed workload and the systems it must reach.
Make transition and recovery part of the plan.
For a migration or environment change, identify the systems affected, prerequisites, validation sequence and owners. Describe how a cutover will be assessed and under which conditions a previous configuration can be restored. Data changes and external service dependencies may constrain recovery; record those limits and the checks needed before implementation. Scheduling and execution are agreed with the customer’s change owners.
Provide documents that implementation can work from.
Agreed outputs can include an architecture blueprint, network and data-flow diagrams, a resource and configuration outline, migration steps and a recovery plan. Capacity and cost notes explain the expected workload, charging basis and unresolved inputs. An operating outline records monitoring, access and handover requirements. The level of detail is set by the project scope and the team that will implement it.
Close the design with a technical review.
Walk through the proposed request flow, permissions, dependencies, failure scenarios and costs with the responsible teams. Separate accepted decisions from items still requiring a prototype or supplier confirmation. A reviewed design should identify its assumptions, owners and acceptance conditions for implementation. Product availability, access rights and final resource quotations are checked for the selected accounts and regions before ordering.
Discuss the environment you need to change.
Share the workload, existing setup and migration or capacity question your team needs to resolve.