Infrastructure area · 1 solution
Private-cloud foundations for teams that need controlled, flexible infrastructure capacity.
Choose a specific cloud requirement below, or start with the current environment and let CDS help frame the right engagement.
- 01 · Discover Understand the requirement Users · sites · constraints
- 02 · Design Shape the cloud architecture Policy · platform · operations
- 03 · Deploy Implement and hand over Implement · test · document
A conceptual cloud engagement path.
Cloud portfolio
Choose the requirement, not a generic package.
Private-cloud foundations for teams that need controlled, flexible infrastructure capacity.
A clear engagement
From requirement to validated change.
The exact sequence depends on the selected service, the current environment and the responsibilities agreed for the engagement.
- 01Discover
Clarify users, locations, applications, constraints and success criteria.
Discovery · Assessment - 02Design
Shape the target architecture and operating responsibilities.
Design · Proposal - 03Prove
Use a survey, model, pilot or lab where the service requires it.
Validation - 04Deploy
Implement through an approved sequence, then test and document the handover.
Implementation · Handover
What the engagement produces
- Assessment reportFindings from discovery and the current environment
- Solution designTarget architecture, policy and operating responsibilities
- Bill of materialsItemised hardware, software and licensing
- Implementation planSequence, dependencies and change windows
- DocumentationAs-built records handed over at completion
- Project reportWhat was delivered, tested and validated
Ongoing support
- AMCAnnual maintenance contract covering the deployed estate
- Managed servicesMonitoring, incident management, health checks and lifecycle management
- Customer successAdoption, renewal and lifecycle governance
Deliverables vary with the selected service and the responsibilities agreed for the engagement.
Discuss your cloud requirement.
Start with the condition that needs to change. Product selection follows the requirement.