Reference architectures

Enterprise Blueprints, Production-Proven

Every architecture we publish has been deployed in production. Browse our reference designs across cloud migration, AI/ML, data platforms, security, and FinOps — then talk to our architects about adapting them to your environment.

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Design philosophy

Five Pillars We Engineer To

Every SkySync architecture is evaluated against five non-negotiable pillars before it leaves the drawing board.

Security by default

Zero-trust networking, least-privilege IAM, and encryption at rest and in transit are baseline requirements — never afterthoughts.

Elastic scalability

Architectures are designed to scale horizontally from day one, with auto-scaling policies validated under 10× peak load.

Observable by design

Full-stack observability — metrics, logs, traces, and alerts — is wired in from the start, not bolted on after incidents.

Cost-aware engineering

FinOps tagging, rightsizing guardrails, and reserved-instance strategies are embedded in every architecture from the first sprint.

Resilience & recovery

Multi-AZ deployments, automated failover, and RTO/RPO targets are defined and tested before go-live — not after the first outage.

Reference blueprints

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Cloud Migration

AWSMedium complexity

Lift-and-Shift with Modernisation

Rehost legacy workloads to EC2/RDS with automated rightsizing, then incrementally refactor to containers and managed services over 6–12 months.

Key components

AWS MGNEC2 Auto ScalingRDS Multi-AZCloudWatchAWS DMS

Use cases

  • Legacy ERP migration
  • On-premises data centre exit
  • Disaster recovery modernisation
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AzureHigh complexity

Strangler Fig Microservices Migration

Incrementally replace monolith modules with Azure-native microservices using traffic shadowing and feature flags, achieving zero-downtime cutover.

Key components

AKSAzure Service BusAPI ManagementAzure MonitorKey Vault

Use cases

  • Core banking modernisation
  • Monolith decomposition
  • Zero-downtime migration
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Multi-CloudHigh complexity

Multi-Cloud Landing Zone

Establish a governed multi-cloud foundation across AWS and Azure with unified identity, networking, cost allocation, and security posture management.

Key components

AWS Control TowerAzure Landing ZoneTerraformPrisma CloudDatadog

Use cases

  • Vendor diversification
  • Regulatory data residency
  • M&A cloud integration
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AI & ML Platforms

AWSHigh complexity

Real-Time ML Inference Platform

Event-driven ML serving architecture with sub-100ms p99 latency, A/B testing, model versioning, and automated drift detection.

Key components

SageMakerKinesisElastiCacheLambdaCloudWatch

Use cases

  • Fraud detection
  • Personalisation engines
  • Real-time pricing
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AzureHigh complexity

Enterprise GenAI Platform

Secure RAG-based GenAI platform with private model deployment, document ingestion pipelines, RBAC, and full audit logging for regulated industries.

Key components

Azure OpenAIAI SearchCosmos DBAPI ManagementEntra ID

Use cases

  • Internal knowledge assistants
  • Document intelligence
  • Customer service automation
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Google CloudMedium complexity

MLOps Pipeline on GCP

End-to-end MLOps pipeline with automated training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring — from raw data to production model in a single Vertex AI workflow.

Key components

Vertex AI PipelinesBigQueryPub/SubCloud RunLooker

Use cases

  • Batch prediction pipelines
  • Continuous training
  • Model governance
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Data Platforms

Databricks on AWSHigh complexity

Unified Data Lakehouse

Replace siloed warehouses with a Delta Lake-based lakehouse supporting batch, streaming, and ML workloads from a single governed data layer.

Key components

DatabricksDelta LakeAWS S3Unity Catalogdbt

Use cases

  • Regulatory reporting
  • 360° customer view
  • Self-serve analytics
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AzureMedium complexity

Real-Time Streaming Analytics

Sub-second event processing pipeline for IoT, clickstream, and transactional data with exactly-once semantics and live dashboards.

Key components

Event HubsStream AnalyticsAzure Data ExplorerPower BICosmos DB

Use cases

  • IoT telemetry
  • Fraud monitoring
  • Operational dashboards
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Security & Compliance

Multi-CloudHigh complexity

Zero Trust Network Architecture

Eliminate implicit trust with micro-segmentation, identity-aware proxies, continuous device posture checks, and encrypted east-west traffic.

Key components

Zscaler ZPAAzure ADCrowdStrikePrisma CloudHashiCorp Vault

Use cases

  • Remote workforce security
  • Third-party access
  • Regulated workloads
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Multi-CloudMedium complexity

Cloud Security Posture Management

Continuous compliance monitoring across AWS and Azure with automated remediation, drift detection, and audit-ready reporting for RBI, HIPAA, and ISO 27001.

Key components

Prisma CloudAWS Security HubDefender for CloudTerraform SentinelSplunk

Use cases

  • RBI/SEBI compliance
  • HIPAA workloads
  • ISO 27001 certification
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How we engage

From Blueprint to Production in Four Steps

01

Architecture Discovery

2-week deep-dive into your current state: workloads, data flows, security posture, and cost profile. Output: a prioritised architecture roadmap.

02

Blueprint Customisation

We adapt the reference architecture to your constraints — compliance requirements, existing investments, team capabilities, and budget envelope.

03

Proof of Value

Deploy the architecture in a sandboxed environment within 2 weeks. Validate performance, security, and cost assumptions before full commitment.

04

Production Rollout

Phased production deployment with embedded SkySync engineers, automated rollback triggers, and 24/7 war-room support through go-live.

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