Cloud Architecture

Cloud architecture describes the design of applications and infrastructure leveraging cloud service models—IaaS, PaaS, SaaS—and deployment topologies including hybrid and multi-cloud. It addresses scalability, resilience, cost optimization, identity, and shared responsibility security. Cloud architecture must align with enterprise standards while exploiting elastic platform capabilities.

In Practice

Larkinized LLC integrates cloud architecture with landing zone standards, FinOps, and application rationalization. Reference architectures for common workload types accelerate compliant migration. Architecture review validates that lift-and-shift candidates include target-state refactoring where warranted.

Example

A cloud architecture landing zone provides segmented VPCs, centralized IAM, and approved service catalogs for development teams.