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Networking
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
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Title
Enterprise campus, branch and data-center interconnect on 2026 platforms
Campus, branch and DCI design for a typical buyer, applying SRA-NET-001
Test plan for SDD-NET-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-NET-001
Version
1.5
1.5
1.5
Written by
Mark Winston, Principal Network Architect
Networking
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Enterprise campus, branch and data-center interconnect on 2026 platforms
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1.5
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Networking design studies. A design study is our complete design for a typical buyer in that sector: the requirement, the design and its test plan, on current platforms.
NET-002
Wi-Fi 7 refresh for a 12-building hospital campus, 6 GHz firstPDF
NET-003
800G leaf–spine for a broker's trading floor and colocation cagesPDF
NET-004
SD-WAN and SASE for 40 retail stores replacing MPLSPDF
NET-005
Carrier-grade peering and edge routing for a regional service providerPDF
NET-006
Stadium Wi-Fi 7 and 5G neutral host for 60,000 seatsPDF
NET-007
Offshore wind farm OT and IT network: 72 turbines on eight rings to a remote operations center, with the IT–OT boundary drawn oncePDF
Written by
Mark Winston, Principal Network Architect
Data Center
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Two-site private cloud on 2026 servers: hyperconverged or VCF 9, decided by VMware: Stay or Leave
Two-pod private cloud design for a typical buyer, applying SRA-DC-001
Test plan for SDD-DC-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-DC-001
Version
1.4
1.4
1.4
Written by
Steve Phillips, Principal Data Center Architect
Data Center
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Title
Two-site private cloud on 2026 servers: hyperconverged or VCF 9, decided by VMware: Stay or Leave
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1.4
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Written by
Steve Phillips, Principal Data Center Architect
Data Center design studies
DC-002
VMware exit to OpenShift Virtualization, 600 VMs in four wavesPDF
DC-003
Hyperconverged edge for 30 manufacturing plants, managed from one consolePDF
DC-004
Immutable backup and 4-hour recovery for a hospital groupPDF
DC-005
Colocation move planned: 40 racks into an Equinix hall without a maintenance windowPDF
DC-006
Modular data-center pod for a utility control center, 20 racks, two full power pathsPDF
Written by
Steve Phillips, Principal Data Center Architect
Security
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Zero-trust access for a multi-site enterprise on 2025–26 platforms: two design models from builds published by NIST
Zero-trust access design for a typical buyer, applying SRA-SEC-001 Model A
Test plan for SDD-SEC-001 against the requirements, failure conditions and use cases of SRA-SEC-001
Version
1.5
1.5
1.5
Written by
David Morgan, Principal Security Architect
Security
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Document
Title
Zero-trust access for a multi-site enterprise on 2025–26 platforms: two design models from builds published by NIST
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1.5
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Written by
David Morgan, Principal Security Architect
Security design studies
SEC-002
OT segmentation for a utility's substations under IEC 62443PDF
SEC-003
Firewall consolidation: nine vendors to one platform across 18 sitesPDF
SEC-004
SIEM and observability on Splunk for a 24×7 operations floorPDF
SEC-005
Application delivery and WAF for a public-sector portal at 50,000 concurrent usersPDF
SEC-006
Identity and PAM for 4,000 staff, passwordless in 12 monthsPDF
SEC-007
Arena payments on event days: PCI DSS 4.0.1 segmentation at point of sale, guest apart from operationsPDF
SEC-008
Pipeline OT that keeps running with IT cut off: TSA Security Directive Pipeline-2021-02G segmentation for 55 stations and terminalsPDF
Written by
David Morgan, Principal Security Architect
AI & Data
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
AI compute block on NVIDIA DGX B300, one scalable unit or a fraction of it, with the Rubin path
Sixteen-node DGX B300 block design for a typical buyer, applying SRA-AI-001
Test plan for SDD-AI-001 against the design specifications of SRA-AI-001
Version
1.3
1.3
1.3
Written by
Diksha Shah, Principal AI Infrastructure Architect
AI & Data
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Title
AI compute block on NVIDIA DGX B300, one scalable unit or a fraction of it, with the Rubin path
Version
1.3
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Written by
Diksha Shah, Principal AI Infrastructure Architect
AI & Data design studies
AI-002
Inference cluster on GB300 NVL72 for a bank's document modelsPDF
AI-003
Pharma research cluster: 32 GPUs, 2 PB of flash, InfiniBand fabricPDF
AI-004
Sovereign AI stack for a public agency, no data leaving the premisesPDF
AI-005
Broadcast render and AI upscaling farm for a media groupPDF
AI-006
Edge inference at 500 retail stores on a single GPU per sitePDF
Written by
Diksha Shah, Principal AI Infrastructure Architect
Supply Chain & Integration
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Order desk and staged racks: one order path across every line carried, racks staged, burned in and signed off before they ship
Order desk and staged racks for a typical buyer's refresh, applying SRA-INT-001
Test plan for the order desk and staged racks of SDD-INT-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-INT-001
Version
1.3
1.3
1.3
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Supply Chain & Integration
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Title
Order desk and staged racks: one order path across every line carried, racks staged, burned in and signed off before they ship
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1.3
File
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Supply Chain & Integration design studies
INT-002
Digital product passport for a battery maker under the battery-passport regulationPDF
INT-003
Multi-vendor rack staging: 200 racks a year, built and burned in before shippingPDF
INT-004
Global procurement desk: one order path across every line carried, for a construction groupPDF
INT-005
Lifecycle and license integration: 8,000 assets into one register with renewal alertsPDF
INT-006
Spares and RMA hub for a 3,000-device network estate across two countriesPDF
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Automation
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Infrastructure automation for a multi-vendor estate: source of truth, pipeline, event-driven operations
Automation platform design for a typical buyer, applying SRA-AUT-001
Test plan for SDD-AUT-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-AUT-001
Version
1.3
1.3
1.2
Written by
Mark Winston, Principal Network Architect
Automation
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Document
Title
Infrastructure automation for a multi-vendor estate: source of truth, pipeline, event-driven operations
Version
1.3
File
Written by
Mark Winston, Principal Network Architect
Automation design studies
AUT-002
Change pipeline for a bank's two EVPN data-center fabrics, every change model-checkedPDF
AUT-003
L3VPN activation across a two-vendor provider edge, one transaction per orderPDF
AUT-004
Event-driven store operations for 450 retail stores, standard changes without a ticket queuePDF
AUT-005
Cloud network as code for a public agency on AWS and Azure, state encrypted under the agency's keysPDF
AUT-006
A read-only AI assistant for a pharmaceutical manufacturer's validated data-center fabricsPDF
AUT-007
Configuration baselines for a generation fleet under NERC CIP-010: 290 control-network devices, drift reported in 15 minutesPDF
Written by
Mark Winston, Principal Network Architect
Cloud
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Hybrid and multi-cloud foundation on 2026 platforms: landing zones, private connectivity, sovereign placement, FinOps
Hybrid and multi-cloud foundation for a typical buyer, applying SRA-CLD-001
Test plan for SDD-CLD-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-CLD-001
Version
1.3
1.3
1.2
Written by
Steve Phillips, Principal Data Center Architect
Cloud
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Document
Title
Hybrid and multi-cloud foundation on 2026 platforms: landing zones, private connectivity, sovereign placement, FinOps
Version
1.3
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Written by
Steve Phillips, Principal Data Center Architect
Cloud design studies
CLD-002
Landing zone for a bank's 140 AWS accounts, enrolled one window at a timePDF
CLD-003
Private AWS-to-Google Cloud link for a game studio's live telemetryPDF
CLD-004
Sovereign placement for a government IT provider: 80 workloads scored against SEAL levelsPDF
CLD-005
One cost dataset for a retailer across AWS, Google Cloud and its private cloud, on FOCUSPDF
CLD-006
Tested exit and 15-minute recovery point for a drug maker's GxP records on AzurePDF
Written by
Steve Phillips, Principal Data Center Architect
Consulting & Engineering
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Infrastructure assessment, requirements and program governance on 2026 standards: two engagement models
Assessment and program-governance design for a typical buyer, applying SRA-CON-001 Model B
Test plan for SDD-CON-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-CON-001
Version
1.4
1.2
1.2
Written by
David Morgan, Principal Security Architect
Consulting & Engineering
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Title
Infrastructure assessment, requirements and program governance on 2026 standards: two engagement models
Version
1.4
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Written by
David Morgan, Principal Security Architect
Consulting & Engineering design studies
CON-002
Vendor-neutral requirements for a regional government's data-center and network tenderPDF
CON-003
Cryptographic inventory and post-quantum roadmap for an insurer under DORAPDF
CON-004
Current-state assessment and CSF 2.0 profile for a six-hospital group before a three-domain refreshPDF
CON-005
Program governance for a three-supplier OT and IT refresh at a renewables operatorPDF
CON-006
Architecture review before launch: ATAM on a game studio's online servicesPDF
CON-007
CMMC applicability and a current-state baseline for a defense-supplier machining plant: 1,140 devices placed in five asset categoriesPDF
Written by
David Morgan, Principal Security Architect
Digital
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Digital platforms on the infrastructure: application platform, API and event layer, digital workplace, observability — on 2026 standards
Application platform, API and event layer, observability and workplace design for a typical buyer, applying SRA-DIG-001
Test plan for SDD-DIG-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-DIG-001
Version
1.1
1.1
1.1
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Digital
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Document
Title
Digital platforms on the infrastructure: application platform, API and event layer, digital workplace, observability — on 2026 standards
Version
1.1
File
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Digital design studies
DIG-002
Open-finance API edge for a retail bank: FAPI 2.0 tokens, Gateway API, OpenShift 4.22PDF
DIG-003
Order and inventory events for a store-and-online retailer: off ZooKeeper, onto Kafka 4.2 on Amazon MSKPDF
DIG-004
Clinical workplace for a hospital group: leavers designed to be cut in minutes, every workstation and room device in supportPDF
DIG-005
One trace from login to match for a live-service game: OpenTelemetry on GKE and Agones, Splunk as the backendPDF
DIG-006
Citizen-services portal after ingress-nginx: Gateway API, WCAG 2.2 AA, and a read-only door for AI assistantsPDF
DIG-007
Staff and volunteer portal for a public stadium authority: 2,400 event-day workers, zero WCAG 2.2 AA failures before the ADA Title II datePDF
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Implementation Services
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Implementation of chosen infrastructure: survey, staging, rack-and-stack, configuration, cutover, handover
Implementation plan for a typical buyer's two-pod build, applying SRA-IMP-001
Test plan for SDD-IMP-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-IMP-001
Version
1.1
1.1
1.1
Written by
Steve Phillips, Principal Data Center Architect
Implementation Services
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Title
Implementation of chosen infrastructure: survey, staging, rack-and-stack, configuration, cutover, handover
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1.1
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Written by
Steve Phillips, Principal Data Center Architect
Implementation Services design studies
IMP-002
Hospital group off vSphere onto AHV: 420 VMs in Sunday-night windows, 228 retired drives to sanitizePDF
IMP-003
Store network rollout: 320 stores in 16 weeks, switches and Wi-Fi 7 claimed to the cloud, planned for overnight installsPDF
IMP-004
Bank data center network cutover designed for eight windows: 60 VLANs from a Classic Ethernet core to a VXLAN EVPN fabricPDF
IMP-005
Research compute deployment into an existing lab-campus room: six racks to be surveyed, verified at receipt, cabled and testedPDF
IMP-006
Edge servers for 60 plants: 180 units to be staged, baselined and certificate-enrolled centrally, and shipped ready to rackPDF
IMP-007
Arena network refresh in the off-season: 36 switches and 520 Wi-Fi 7 access points planned to cut over in 12 weeks to a fixed first-event datePDF
Written by
Steve Phillips, Principal Data Center Architect
Mobility
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Enterprise mobility on 2026 platforms: Wi-Fi 7 and private 5G access, managed zero-trust endpoints, rugged devices
Mobility design for a typical buyer: distribution-center Wi-Fi 7, yard private 5G, UEM and zero-trust endpoints, applying SRA-MOB-001
Test plan for SDD-MOB-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-MOB-001
Version
1.1
1.1
1.1
Written by
Mark Winston, Principal Network Architect
Mobility
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Title
Enterprise mobility on 2026 platforms: Wi-Fi 7 and private 5G access, managed zero-trust endpoints, rugged devices
Version
1.1
File
Written by
Mark Winston, Principal Network Architect
Mobility design studies
MOB-002
Private 5G for a vehicle assembly plant: 180 AMRs, 400 handhelds and 250 sensors on one standalone networkPDF
MOB-003
Store associate devices for 320 grocery stores: Wi-Fi 7 in every store, 3,200 shared handheldsPDF
MOB-004
Zero-trust phones for a retail bank: 10,000 devices, device-bound passkeys, 15-minute cut-offPDF
MOB-005
Private 5G and Zone 1 smartphones for a refinery's operator rounds, on CBRSPDF
MOB-006
Field workforce mobility for a water utility: 1,100 rugged tablets, two carriers in every vanPDF
Written by
Mark Winston, Principal Network Architect
IT Spend Optimization
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
IT spend visibility and optimization across cloud, SaaS, licenses and hardware: FOCUS, ITAM, TBM — on 2026 standards
IT spend visibility and optimization design for a typical buyer, applying SRA-SPD-001
Test plan for SDD-SPD-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-SPD-001
Version
1.3
1.3
1.2
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
IT Spend Optimization
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Title
IT spend visibility and optimization across cloud, SaaS, licenses and hardware: FOCUS, ITAM, TBM — on 2026 standards
Version
1.3
File
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
IT Spend Optimization design studies
SPD-002
Endpoint refresh plan for a county government's Windows 10 tail, before ESU year twoPDF
SPD-003
Effective license position for an insurer: the Java SE employee metric and inactive SaaS seatsPDF
SPD-004
One FOCUS cost model for a live-service game on two clouds, shared clusters split by rulePDF
SPD-005
Store-estate disposal for a retailer: 3,200 retired assets, one sanitization certificate eachPDF
SPD-006
IT cost by service for a multi-utility's rate filing, on TBM Taxonomy 5.0.1PDF
SPD-007
Retiring a ballpark's payment estate between seasons: 1,160 assets for two merchants, one record each, no terminal left livePDF
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Strategic Resourcing
Blueprint
Design
Test plan
Document
Title
Infrastructure sourcing after the comparison: multi-vendor allocation, supplier risk, lead time, certified engineers
Sourcing, allocation and engineering-resource design for a typical buyer, applying SRA-RES-001
Test plan for SDD-RES-001 against the requirements and failure conditions of SRA-RES-001
Version
1.2
1.2
1.2
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Strategic Resourcing
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Infrastructure sourcing after the comparison: multi-vendor allocation, supplier risk, lead time, certified engineers
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Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Strategic Resourcing design studies
RES-002
Compute nodes under memory allocation: 180 servers split across two manufacturers for a genomics refreshPDF
RES-003
Supplier-risk and continuity register for a bank's network, security and compute suppliers under DORAPDF
RES-004
Lead-time plan for a new-build hospital: network, wireless and server lines scheduled back from the opening datePDF
RES-005
Certified engineers for a 600-store SD-WAN rollout: 20 stores a night, every task by a certified handPDF
RES-006
Substation switch end-of-sale under NERC CIP-013: last-time buy, migration and supplier-risk plan for 60 substationsPDF
RES-007
A carrier's access-network refresh against the FCC Covered List: 520 order lines, three tests each, run on the order datePDF
Written by
Avinash Dhinakaran, Principal Integration Architect
Blueprints