Cloud Architecture
Structure shared application and data services for cloud deployment where centralised infrastructure is appropriate.
Technology · Operate
Infrastructure designed around where systems have to operate.
Applications, integrations and digital services depend on the environments beneath them. V3C approaches infrastructure as part of the system architecture, considering deployment location, connectivity, operational continuity and the relationship between local and shared services.
Problem / context
The deployment model is part of the design.
Some systems need local capability. Others benefit from shared or cloud services. Distributed organisations may need both at the same time.
Infrastructure decisions therefore affect performance, continuity, information access, support and the way multiple locations interact.
V3C proposition
Choose the infrastructure around the service requirement.
V3C designs the deployment environment after understanding what must remain available locally, what can be centralised, how locations connect and what happens when a dependency is unavailable.
Infrastructure capabilities
Create the operating environment required by the application and service architecture.
Hybrid & Private Environments
Combine local and shared infrastructure when operational, connectivity or institutional requirements make a single deployment model unsuitable.
Multi-site Infrastructure
Design consistent site architecture and connectivity for organisations operating across multiple physical locations.
Continuity & Recovery
Plan infrastructure around service continuity, backup and recovery requirements appropriate to the operating context.
Architecture
Local capability connected to shared services
Local site systems
Site infrastructure
Secure connectivity
Shared services
Central operations
Backup / recovery
A multi-site infrastructure model showing local systems and site infrastructure connected to shared services and central operations, with backup and recovery as an explicit part of the environment.
The correct balance between local and central capability depends on the workload and operating environment. The architecture should make those dependencies visible rather than assuming uninterrupted central connectivity.
Infrastructure in context
Design for the application, the site and the network between them.
Infrastructure work is most useful when it is connected to the software and operational model it supports. That means understanding application dependencies, site constraints, connectivity, access and the service level the institution actually requires.
- Map application and storage dependencies before selecting deployment topology.
- Distinguish local operational requirements from central institutional services.
- Plan connectivity as a system dependency rather than an afterthought.
- Define backup and recovery around the importance of the service and data.
Use cases
Where this capability is useful.
Distributed clinical infrastructure
Support specialised systems across multiple clinical locations while retaining the local capability required for day-to-day operation.
Enterprise application hosting
Provide the environment required to run institutional applications and the services they depend on.
Hybrid deployment
Keep selected workloads local while using shared services where centralisation adds value.
Operational continuity
Structure backup, recovery and infrastructure dependencies around the importance of the service.
Related industries
Applied in different operating environments.
Healthcare
Support clinical and diagnostic systems that operate across facilities.
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Provide infrastructure for connected applications and organisational workflows.
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Support technology that must remain useful across distributed operating locations.
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Distributed imaging infrastructure across clinical environments.
A medical imaging implementation context illustrating the relationship between specialised local systems, multi-site infrastructure and wider clinical access requirements.
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Related insight
What belongs at the centre of a multi-site architecture?
A proposed technology brief on deciding which services should remain local, which should be shared and where institutional visibility should sit.
Explore V3C Insights →Design the infrastructure around the workload.
Tell us what has to remain available, where it runs, how locations connect and what the service depends on.