Start with where your workloads belong
Private hardware may suit stable, sensitive, storage-heavy, or specialized workloads. AWS can fit workloads that need elastic capacity or managed services. During the diagnostic, DJ2S assesses each workload's requirements and designs the infrastructure around those decisions.
The design covers network boundaries, identity, backups, and operations across AWS and colocation. It also defines who is responsible for each part of the platform.
Two ways to combine AWS and colocation
Keeping AWS primary can suit cloud-first companies adding private capacity. Customer-owned hardware handles stable, sensitive, storage-heavy, or specialized workloads. VLANs, routing, and VPNs are planned across both environments.
Run primary workloads on hardware you own in colocation. Use AWS for recovery capacity, backup targets, and selected service dependencies so recovery can happen in another location.
Connecting the two environments
- Network: configure MikroTik edge routing, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, and management networks as part of the connection between colocation and AWS.
- Identity and access: plan AWS accounts, identity and access management (IAM) boundaries, and privileged access across both environments.
- Backup and recovery: separate backups from the systems they protect, test restores, and document recovery procedures for the whole platform.
What an architecture review covers
- Which workloads stay in AWS, which move to hardware you own, and the reasons for each choice
- Cost and capacity assumptions for both sides of the boundary
- Network, identity, and security boundary assessment
- A migration or build plan with fixed-scope implementation options
DJ2 Services (DJ2S) builds, secures, and operates hybrid infrastructure across AWS, colocation, private compute, and Kubernetes. Hardware and cloud accounts remain customer-owned.