THE PLATFORM
A foundation,
thought through.
Three connected layers help turn a collection of resources into a system you can understand and maintain.
01 / COMPUTEVirtual compute
Start with the behaviour of the application. Identify its working memory, storage access patterns, traffic peaks and dependencies before deciding how much capacity to allocate.
- Describe expected workloads and busy periods.
- Separate steady demand from temporary peaks.
- Keep enough headroom for changes and maintenance.
Read the capacity note →02 / DATAData resilience
Storage is one part of the story. Recovery goals, access control and restore checks determine whether a copy of your data will be useful when something goes wrong.
- Identify which information is difficult to recreate.
- Set a recovery objective for each important service.
- Keep recovery instructions close to your backups.
Read the backup note →03 / VISIBILITYOperational visibility
Useful visibility connects the state of a system to a decision. A small set of understood signals is often more useful than a dashboard that nobody knows how to interpret.
- Watch the health of the service and its dependencies.
- Keep logs consistent enough to compare events.
- Define the next action for every important alert.
Read the operations note →