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For CSP / Telco Cloud Teams

Build Telco-Grade Private Cloud Platforms

OpenShift, OpenStack and Kubernetes across production, lab and edge. CNF and VNF ready, with evidence at every gate.

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Telco Cloud Build Flow

Telco Requirements

  • CNF / VNF workloads
  • OSS workloads
  • Edge / hub clusters
  • Production / lab sites
  • Network isolation
  • Compliance and audit
  • DR / resilience

Azalio Platform Engineering Layer

  • CIQ / HLD / LLD
  • Cluster design
  • Bare-metal readiness
  • Network and storage mapping
  • Installation and validation
  • GitOps onboarding
  • Observability wiring
  • Evidence pack

Target Telco Cloud Platform

  • OpenShift / RHOCP
  • RHOSP / OpenStack
  • Kubernetes / Rancher
  • ACM managed clusters
  • Registry / bastion
  • Monitoring / logging
  • Operational handover
Design
Build
Validate
Automate
Handover
Operate

What Telco Cloud Teams Need to Get Right

Building a telco cloud platform involves more than installation. Each of these areas must be designed, validated and handed over with evidence.

Platform Architecture

Hub, workload clusters, lab sites, edge sites, management plane, tenancy, lifecycle and expansion model.

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Network and Storage Readiness

VLANs, routing, load balancers, ingress, CSI drivers, storage classes, registry and mirror strategy.

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CNF / VNF Workload Readiness

Cluster profiles, node labels, resource sizing, operator readiness, packaging and validation gates.

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Security and Compliance

RBAC, hardening, access boundaries, audit logs, secrets, certificates and evidence.

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GitOps and Automation

Consistent deployment and Day-2 changes through GitOps, Ansible, Helm, Terraform and MoPs.

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Operational Handover

Runbooks, KT, monitoring dashboards, evidence packs, support model and acceptance criteria.

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Azalio Telco Cloud Build Model

A structured, evidence-led engagement model that takes telco cloud teams from current estate assessment to operational handover.

01

Assess

Current estate, workload profile, site readiness, dependencies

02

Architect

CIQ, HLD / LLD, network design, storage design, security model

03

Build

Bare-metal bring-up, OpenShift / OpenStack install, registry / bastion, operators, ACM / GitOps setup

04

Validate

Cluster health, networking, storage, workload readiness, resilience tests

05

Automate

Ansible / AAP, GitOps pipelines, Helm / Terraform, Day-0 / Day-1 / Day-2 tasks, evidence collection

06

Handover

Runbooks, KT, dashboards, support model, acceptance pack

Reference Architecture: Multi-Site Telco Cloud Platform

A layered view of how Azalio structures telco cloud platforms — from operations and control plane through to workload, network, storage and observability layers.

Security
RBAC
Hardening
Runbooks
DR
Audit Evidence
Operations & Governance
NOC / SRE teamPlatform engineeringSecurityChange managementService owners
Control Plane
ACM / hub clusterGitOps repoPolicy governanceRegistry / mirrorBastion
Workload Layer
Production clusterLab clusterEdge SNO / edge clusterCNF / VNF workloadsOSS workloads
Network Layer
IN / OUT / O&M segmentationAPI / Apps load balancingBGP / VRRPIngress / egress controls
Storage Layer
Local SSDExternal arrayCSI driversRWX storageBackup / DR
Observability Layer
PrometheusGrafanaELK / SplunkAlertingEvidence logs

Representative Telco Cloud Build Patterns

Examples of the types of engagements Azalio supports for telco and CSP cloud teams.

Multi-Cluster OpenShift Production Setup

Challenge

Telco operator needed isolated production and edge environments across multiple sites with unified governance.

Azalio Role

Hub-and-edge architecture design, ACM onboarding, VLAN segmentation, GitOps wiring and platform stability hardening.

Technical Stack

OpenShift / RHOCPACMArgoCDEdge SNOSecure VLANs

Outcome

Stable multi-site production platform with governance, isolation and evidence-ready acceptance pack.

OpenStack Bare-Metal Lab Build

Challenge

Greenfield RHOSP lab required rapid standup with controller, compute and storage validation in a constrained timeline.

Azalio Role

Day-0 / Day-1 automation, controller / compute / storage role mapping, validation gates and audit evidence collection.

Technical Stack

RHOSP / OpenStackAnsible / AAPIronicCephHLD / LLD

Outcome

Fully validated lab environment with Day-0 / Day-1 automation and audit-ready evidence pack delivered on schedule.

Kubernetes Hardware Refresh + NTN Readiness

Challenge

Two-site hardware modernisation needed resilient routing, SAN validation and Kubernetes platform readiness for NTN workloads.

Azalio Role

RHEL base build, resilient routing design, SAN validation, Kubernetes platform engineering and structured KT handover.

Technical Stack

Kubernetes / RancherRHELSAN storageBGP / VRRPGitOps

Outcome

Two-site platform refresh with validated network resilience, NTN workload readiness and structured operational handover.