Cloud Architecture Checklist

Requirements

• Functional requirements are documented.
• Non-functional requirements are documented.
• Scale assumptions are documented.
• Availability target is defined.
• Latency target is defined.

Network

• Public and private boundaries are clear.
• Load balancing strategy is defined.
• Private connectivity is used where appropriate.
• DNS strategy is defined.
• Firewall or security group rules are minimal.

Compute and Data

• Compute platform is justified.
• Database choice is justified.
• Cache strategy is defined.
• Object storage strategy is defined.
• Vector database strategy is defined.

Reliability

• Health checks exist.
• Autoscaling is defined.
• Backup strategy exists.
• Disaster recovery plan exists.
• External dependency failures are considered.

Cost

• Compute cost is estimated.
• Storage cost is estimated.
• Network cost is estimated.
• Model inference cost is estimated.
• Cost optimization options are documented.