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20 changes: 10 additions & 10 deletions reference-architectures/deploy-arch-ibm-slz-vpc-standard.md
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copyright:
years: 2023, 2024
lastupdated: "2024-09-26"
years: 2023, 2024, 2025
lastupdated: "2025-09-03"

keywords:
keywords: Cloud foundation for VPC, VPC Landing Zone

subcollection: deployable-reference-architectures

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image_source: https://github.com/terraform-ibm-modules/terraform-ibm-landing-zone/blob/main/reference-architectures/vpc.drawio.svg

related_links:
- title: "VPC landing zone - Standard variation"
- title: "Cloud foundation for VPC - Standard (Financial Services edition) variation"
url: "https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/deployable-reference-architectures?topic=deployable-reference-architectures-vpc-ra"
description: "A deployable architecture that is based on the IBM Cloud for Financial Services reference and that provides virtual servers in a secure VPC for your workloads."

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# VPC landing zone - Standard variation
# Cloud foundation for VPC - Standard (Financial Services edition) variation
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{: toc-industry="Banking,FinancialSector"}
{: toc-use-case="Cybersecurity"}
{: toc-compliance="FedRAMP"}
{: toc-version="8.5.0"}

The Standard variation of the VPC landing zone deployable architecture uses two Virtual Private Clouds (VPC), a Management VPC, and a Workload VPC to manage the environment and the deployed workload. Each VPC is a multi-zoned, multi-subnet implementation that keeps your workloads secure. A transit gateway connects the VPCs to each other and Virtual Private Endpoints are used connect to IBM Cloud services.
The Standard (Financial Services edition) variation of the Cloud foundation for VPC deployable architecture uses two Virtual Private Clouds (VPC), a Management VPC, and a Workload VPC to manage the environment and the deployed workload. Each VPC is a multi-zoned, multi-subnet implementation that keeps your workloads secure. A transit gateway connects the VPCs to each other and Virtual Private Endpoints are used connect to IBM Cloud services.

IBM Cloud Flow Logs for VPC enables the collection and storage of information about the internet protocol (IP) traffic that is going to and from network interfaces within your VPC. In addition, Activity Tracker logs events from enabled services. IBM Cloud Flow Logs for VPC and Activity Tracker are included in this deployable architecture. You can add more security services, such as Hyper Protect Crypto Services.

## Architecture diagram
{: #ra-vpc-architecture-diagram}

![Architecture diagram for the Standard variation of VPC landing zone](vpc.drawio.svg "Architecture diagram of VPC landing zone deployable architecture"){: caption="Figure 1. Standard variation of VPC landing zone" caption-side="bottom"}{: external download="vpc.drawio.svg"}
![Architecture diagram for the Standard variation of VPC landing zone](vpc.drawio.svg "Architecture diagram of VPC landing zone deployable architecture"){: caption="Standard (Financial Services edition) variation of Cloud foundation for VPC" caption-side="bottom"}{: external download="vpc.drawio.svg"}

## Design requirements
{: #ra-vpc-qs-design-requirements}

![Design requirements for VPC landing zone](heat-map-deploy-arch-slz-vpc-standard.svg "Design requirements"){: caption="Figure 2. Scope of the design requirements" caption-side="bottom"}
![Design requirements for VPC landing zone](heat-map-deploy-arch-slz-vpc-standard.svg "Design requirements"){: caption="Scope of the design requirements" caption-side="bottom"}

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| * Provide infrastructure/application administration access to monitor, operate, and maintain the environment. \n * Limit the number of infrastructure/application administration entry points to ensure security audit. | Management VPC service | | |
| * Provide infrastructure for service management components like backup, monitoring, IT service management, shared storage \n * Ensure you can reach all IBM Cloud and on-premises services | Workload VPC service | | |
| * Set up network for all created services \n * Isolate network for all created services \n * Ensure all created services are interconnected | Secure landing zone components | Create a minimum set of required components for a secure landing zone | Create a modified set of required components for a secure landing zone in preset |
{: caption="Table 1. Architecture decisions" caption-side="bottom"}
{: caption="Architecture decisions" caption-side="bottom"}

### Network security architecture decisions
{: #ra-vpc-components-arch-net-sec}
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| * Isolate management VPC and allow only a limited number of network connections \n * All other connections from or to management VPC are forbidden | ACL and security group rules in management VPC| | More ports might be opened in preset or added manually after deployment |
| * Isolate workload VPC and allow only a limited number of network connections \n * All other connections from or to workload VPC are forbidden | ACL and security group rules in workload VPC | | More ports might be opened in preset or added manually after deployment |
| Load VPN configuration to simplify VPN setup | VPNs | VPN configuration is the responsibility of the customer | |
{: caption="Table 2. Network security architecture decisions" caption-side="bottom"}
{: caption="Network security architecture decisions" caption-side="bottom"}

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