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Cloud & Systems / Whirlwind

A client-owned AWS foundation for a software product.

Whirlwind establishes separate development, staging, and production environments in a client-owned AWS estate. Account structure, networking, access, DNS, certificates, runtime automation, delivery workflows, logging, and validation are handled as one platform.

DEV → PRODOne controlled delivery path

What the Client Keeps

Ownership stays with the client.

The AWS accounts, data, secrets, and production footing remain under client ownership. Gale Force North supplies the structure that makes them usable.

01

Client-Owned Cloud

The AWS accounts, data, secrets, and production environment stay under the client's ownership.

02

Real Environments

Development, staging, and production each have a clear role in the delivery path.

03

Controlled Administration

Public product access and private operator access are planned as separate routes.

Delivery Path

The infrastructure is built in a defined sequence.

Each stage establishes part of the operating foundation before the product is published for users or administrators.

  1. 1Cloud Footing

    The client-owned AWS estate gets the account and environment basis the product needs.

  2. 2Access

    Operator and administration access are assigned to controlled routes.

  3. 3Runtime

    The product gets a defined place to run with network and security boundaries.

  4. 4Environments

    Development, staging, and production are separated.

  5. 5Web Addresses

    Public and private names, certificates, and delegation are handled as infrastructure.

  6. 6Application Runtime

    Compute, data, secrets, and deployment flow connect into the product path.

  7. 7Publication

    Public and private endpoints are published after route, certificate, and validation checks.

Inspectable Delivery

The delivery record stays with the infrastructure.

Infrastructure and runtime changes are defined in code, executed through delivery workflows, and checked through validation. This gives the client a reviewable record of the system and its changes.

01Terraform and Terragrunt define the AWS infrastructure.

02GitHub Actions and Terraform Cloud record plans and applies.

03Ansible handles runtime configuration.

04DNS and certificate checks validate routes before publication.

05Operator-access tooling keeps administration on a controlled path.

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Whirlwind is GFN's delivery model for establishing client-owned AWS environments, controlled administration, and a repeatable path from development to production.

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