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1. Adopt Multi-Cloud Strategy

Date: 2025-06-15

Status

Completed

Context

BelFoot FC operates a stadium with latency-critical gameday systems (ticketing, access control, IoT sensors) alongside cloud-native digital fan services and sporting analytics. A single-cloud strategy cannot optimally serve all workload profiles.

Decision

Adopt a multi-cloud strategy with three deployment zones:

  • On-Premise (Stadium Data Center) for latency-critical gameday operations (ticketing, stadium management, IoT gateway)
  • Azure Cloud for digital fan platform, data platform, integration backbone, and corporate systems
  • AWS Cloud for sporting analytics, player performance, and medical records (leveraging AWS sports analytics ecosystem)
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Consequences

  • Increased infrastructure complexity requiring cross-cloud networking and identity federation
  • Need for a unified integration platform (Azure Service Bus) to bridge all three zones
  • Operational teams must maintain skills across Azure, AWS, and on-premise infrastructure
  • Improved resilience through workload distribution and zone-appropriate optimization