Cloud Routing Consulting

Network Design & Strategy

Our consulting services are designed for companies hitting the limits of "default" cloud networking. When your business depends on consistent, low-latency connectivity across regions and cloud providers, standard configurations are not enough.

We help you navigate the complexities of global routing, ensuring your architecture aligns with your business goals: speed, reliability, and cost-control. Our consultants bring experience from Tier 1 ISPs, major cloud providers, and financial trading firms where every millisecond matters.

Core Consulting Services

BGP Architecture & Peering Strategy

Border Gateway Protocol is the glue that holds the internet together, but default BGP configurations rarely optimize for latency. We help organizations take control of their internet routing:

• ASN Acquisition: We guide you through obtaining your own Autonomous System Number from ARIN, RIPE, or other Regional Internet Registries, giving you control over how your IP prefixes are announced globally.
• IP Address Planning: Proper IP address management (IPAM) is critical for efficient routing. We design address plans that support aggregation and minimize routing table bloat.
• Peering Strategy: Direct peering with your major traffic sources (content providers, enterprise partners, ISPs) can dramatically reduce latency and costs. We identify peering opportunities and negotiate arrangements.
• BGP Policy Design: We design BGP policies using communities, AS-path prepending, and MED manipulation to precisely control traffic flows inbound and outbound.
• Route Security: RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure) and ROV (Route Origin Validation) implementation to prevent route hijacking and leaks.

Anycast DNS Implementation

DNS resolution latency adds to every single request your users make. By deploying Anycast DNS, you can ensure users always resolve to the nearest point of presence, shaving hundreds of milliseconds off initial connections:

• Global DNS Architecture: Design multi-region authoritative DNS deployments that serve users from the nearest location automatically.
• Anycast Network Design: Implement Anycast addressing that routes users to optimal DNS resolvers based on BGP topology.
• DNS Performance Optimization: Tune TTLs, implement EDNS Client Subnet, and optimize zone file structure for fast resolution.
• High Availability: Design DNS infrastructure that survives entire region failures without impacting users.
• DNSSEC Implementation: Secure your DNS with cryptographic signatures while maintaining performance.

Learn more about how DNS routing works alongside cloud routing in our insights section.

Hybrid Cloud Connectivity

Connecting on-premise infrastructure to cloud providers requires careful planning. Public internet connections introduce latency, jitter, and security concerns. We design private connectivity that makes your cloud feel local:

• Direct Connect / Interconnect / ExpressRoute: We design and implement private connections to AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure with appropriate redundancy and bandwidth provisioning.
• Partner Interconnects: When direct physical connections aren't practical, we leverage cloud exchange providers (Equinix, Megaport, PacketFabric) for virtual private connectivity.
• VPN Overlay Networks: For sites that don't justify dedicated circuits, we design WireGuard or IPSec overlays that provide encryption with minimal performance overhead.
• SD-WAN Integration: We integrate cloud connectivity with SD-WAN platforms for unified traffic management across sites.
• Encryption & Compliance: All designs meet regulatory requirements for data in transit, including HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2.

Network Topology Design

The way you structure your VPCs, subnets, and routing tables has profound implications for performance, security, and cost. We design topologies that scale:

• Hub-and-Spoke vs. Full Mesh: Choosing the right topology based on traffic patterns and organizational structure.
• Transit Gateway Architecture: Centralized routing for multi-VPC and multi-account environments using AWS Transit Gateway, Azure Virtual WAN, or GCP NCC.
• Subnet Design: IP addressing schemes that support security zones, availability zones, and future growth.
• Service Mesh Integration: Network architecture that supports Istio, Linkerd, or other service meshes for microservices environments.

Why Specialized Routing Consulting?

Generic cloud setups often route traffic over the public internet, leading to unpredictable latency and jitter. Default configurations prioritize simplicity over performance. Here's what specialized consulting delivers:

Consulting Deliverables

Every consulting engagement includes comprehensive documentation:

• Architecture Documentation: Detailed diagrams, data flow maps, and component specifications
• Implementation Runbooks: Step-by-step procedures for deploying and maintaining the architecture
• Configuration Templates: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for reproducible deployments
• Operational Playbooks: Incident response procedures and troubleshooting guides
• Training Materials: Documentation and sessions to upskill your team