CLOUD ARCHITECT LAB

Architecture Case Studies

Practical cloud architectures developed through a repeatable engineering lifecycle. Each case study connects requirements, architecture, implementation, validation, and lessons learned.

CAL-001

AWS Networking Foundations

Infrastructure as Code.
Architecture as Code.


DomainCloud Networking
ComplexityFoundational
StatusCompleted
Technology

AWS • Terraform • Amazon VPC • Mermaid

Establishes the reusable networking foundation for Cloud Architect Lab through custom VPC design, public and private subnet separation, explicit routing, security controls, and validation.

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CAL-002

Enterprise VPC Peering

Infrastructure as Code.
Architecture as Code.


DomainEnterprise Networking
ComplexityIntermediate
StatusCompleted
Technology

AWS • Terraform • VPC Peering • NAT Gateway • Network ACLs

Extends the CAL networking foundation into a two-VPC enterprise architecture with reusable modules, private management paths, independent outbound egress, and defense-in-depth controls.

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More Than Working Code

Cloud architecture is not complete when resources deploy successfully. Each case study is expected to explain what the system must accomplish, why the design was selected, how it was implemented, how it was validated, and what should improve next.

RequirementsArchitectureEngineering DecisionsInfrastructure as CodeValidation EvidenceLessons Learned