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Deployment / From evaluation to operation

The environment is part of the product decision.

Resolve connectivity, data handling, identity and operating ownership alongside the workflow. Deployment options are scoped for the product and release - not assumed across the portfolio.

Three environments.
Different questions to resolve.

Managed connectivity

Cloud

Evaluate a hosted deployment against the data, provider and integration requirements of the workflow.

  • Where is each category of data processed and stored?
  • Which model and tool providers are connected?
  • Who owns tenant configuration and operational support?

Your operating environment

On-premise

Assess the infrastructure and support requirements for running within a customer-controlled network or private environment.

  • What compute, identity and network dependencies are needed?
  • Which integrations stay inside the environment?
  • How are software updates, backups and incidents handled?

A constrained connection boundary

Disconnected

Scope an air-gapped or disconnected design around the actual workflow and its full dependency inventory.

  • Can every required dependency operate without an external call?
  • How are models, software and security updates transferred?
  • What assessment and customer authorization are required?

These are deployment-planning categories. They are not a representation that every product supports every configuration.

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Define what has to be true
before production.

  1. 01

    Scope the workflow

    Agree on the task, its users, the systems in scope and the initial acceptance criteria.

  2. 02

    Map the environment

    Document the data path, identities, providers, integrations and deployment responsibilities.

  3. 03

    Evaluate the release

    Test representative work, approval boundaries, failure cases and the evidence the team needs to inspect.

  4. 04

    Accept and operate

    Confirm the agreed scope, operating owner, support path and change-management process before expanding use.

Assign the work
around the software.

The final responsibility model belongs in the applicable written agreement.

Product release
Supported version, configuration, release evidence and change process.
Customer environment
Infrastructure, identity, access administration and connected systems.
Business workflow
Decision owners, approval policies, operating procedures and training.
Data lifecycle
Collection, transfer, retention, deletion and recovery requirements.
Authorization
The customer and relevant authority's assessment for the intended use.

Clarify the assumptions.

Does a deployment option establish certification?

No. A cloud, on-premise or disconnected design does not establish an authorization, certification or approval for a specific use. Review the actual evidence and applicable assessment requirements.

Can we keep an existing model or provider?

Bring the provider requirement into scoping. Support depends on the selected product, model route, environment, contract and proposed release.

What should we share in an initial inquiry?

A non-sensitive summary of the workflow, deployment preference and major constraints. Obtain an approved channel before sharing restricted data, architecture evidence or customer information.

Bring us the work that needs to move forward.

A specific workflow. A real operating constraint. An accountable next step.