AuthoriOMIt all starts with the model.
AIBUSINESSERP · MES · workflowsINFRASTRUCTUREDC · cloud · edgeDCswitchesfirewallsSANsSaaSServiceNowroutersTools:CiscoPalo Altolog analyticssecurityCloudgoogleAWSSaaSLBfirewallsTools:AWS / Azure / GCPsecurityTerraform, Ansibleown scriptsEdgeSD-WANswitchesroutersfirewallsIoTOTTools:vendor consolesmonitoringown scriptsdata center &infrastructurenetworkcloudsecurityIT & auditPEOPLE · PROCESSRECORDSCMDB · policies · ticketsIaC · sheets · configs DATA MODEL maintained representation IT ALL STARTS WITH THE MODEL ROUTERFACT DOMAINSDEVICEcapabilitiesvendor · modelCONFIGIP · VLAN · routespolicyOPERATING STATEstatus · tablehealthFACT STATUS · APPLIES ACROSS ALL 3 DOMAINSOBSERVEDdirect evidenceINFERREDderived · candidateAPPROVEDauthorized intent · state engineer · CLI TICKET change ≠ model DIFF / DRIFT REVIEW ADOPT CORRECT restore approved state INVESTIGATE maintained, not static INVENTORYobjectsBLUEPRINT / SERVICE CONTEXTRFWLBobjects + validated relationshipsINFRASTRUCTURE OPERATING MODEL (IOM)DATA MODELcontext + intent + criteriaAPPROVED AUTOMATIONapproved operationsWORKFLOW ORCHESTRATIONtools · ITSM · sequenceDEFINED AUTHORITY · scope · permissions · conditions · gatesAIHUMANEXECUTIONexisting toolsVERIFYrequest outcomesauthorized integrations act INFRASTRUCTURE AS PROMPT (IaP) describe the desired outcome PROMPT → MODEL → REASON → GOVERN PLAN → EXECUTE → VERIFY → MODEL natural-language intent → governed execution MODEL → REASON → GOVERN → EXECUTE → VERIFY → MODELWHAT FALLS OUT OF OPERATING FROM AN IOM?OPERATIONAL OUTPUTSdocumentation · drift/reconciliation · observability · audit evidencehistorical state · change intelligence · faster root-cause analysisBUSINESS OUTCOMESproactive security · resilience · efficiencycost clarity · compliance readiness · AI-ready infrastructureENABLED OUTCOME OF THE IOMINFRASTRUCTURE AS PROMPT (IaP)describe the desired outcome → governed infrastructure execution

It all starts with the model.

A whiteboard introduction to the Infrastructure Operating Model.
Explore the model, drift, governed action and the operating loop.
About 8 minutes · narrated · choose any chapter.

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It all starts with the model.