Cloud & applications
Moving an application to the cloud changes how you reach it.
When an application moves to the cloud, decide which users and data need private access and which will keep using Internet. Start with the origin, region and traffic flows of your project.
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Colt capabilities to consider
Private path and Internet
Office / site
Compatible workloads
Other services and flowsThe private path does not replace Internet. Validate compatibility, region and each flow.
See DCA providers and scopeWhen it matters
Choose the path for each flow, as well as the cloud provider.
- Migrating an application
- Plan connectivity from the office or data centre while the old and new environments coexist.
- Working across clouds
- Map who communicates with whom; connecting platforms and applying user policies are separate decisions.
- A slow public application
- Measure the path and performance: not every Internet-accessible service supports a private connection.
- Moving data between regions
- Record volumes, transfer windows and destinations to size the path and check each platform’s dependencies.
Criteria for your project
- Origin and destination
- Identify the office or data centre, provider and region to check the available cloud entry point.
- Which flows are private?
- Separate internal applications, browsing and backups instead of sending all traffic along one path by default.
- Who manages routing?
- Review source and destination networks, overlapping addresses and ownership to compare self-managed and managed routing.
- How much capacity, and when?
- Provide volumes, transfer windows and peaks to compare sustained capacity with eligible temporary adjustments.
- How does service recover?
- Define what happens if a connection or region fails; test application recovery as well as network recovery.
AWS · Microsoft Azure · Google Cloud · Oracle OCI · IBM Cloud · OVHcloud
See DCA providers and scopeQuestions worth asking
Does Dedicated Cloud Access remove Internet?
No. Dedicated Cloud Access (DCA) provides a private path to supported clouds; browsing and other services may still use Internet. Identify application flows and dependencies to decide which path each needs.
How do we check available clouds and regions?
Specify the origin, provider and region: the general catalogue does not establish every combination. These details allow the entry point, service option and connection within the cloud to be checked before a proposal is prepared.
An isolated product is rarely the complete answer.
Application migration
Illustrative case: an internal application moves to the cloud. DCA provides the private path, routing directs flows and rules limit access. Keep Internet for other uses and test coexistence before the change.
Office / site
Compatible workloads
Other services and flowsThe private path does not replace Internet. Validate compatibility, region and each flow.
Operational multicloud
Illustrative case: two platforms need to exchange data. Compare DCA Router for managed routing and SD-WAN Multicloud if application policies are also needed. Map permitted flows and test return traffic and connection failure.
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Availability, coverage, capabilities, SLAs and timelines are subject to technical validation and contract. No diagram is a service guarantee.
What challenge would you like to solve?
Tell us what is happening and what needs to change. You do not need to know the catalogue.
What happens next?
- Understand the context
What’s changing, where your teams work and what cannot fail. Still defining the brief? We can help structure it.
- Design the options
Bring needs, Colt capabilities and technical criteria together. Compare alternatives and explain dependencies and limits.
- Validate before committing
Coverage, feasibility, responsibilities and terms. A commercial proposal is developed with the relevant specialists.
ColtPlatinum guides the project and coordinates commercial discussions and follow-up. Colt validates feasibility, enters into the service contract, and provisions, installs and delivers the services.
Availability, coverage, capabilities, SLAs and timelines are subject to technical validation and contract. No diagram is a service guarantee.