Resources Directory
19 compliance guides and architecture frameworks — all free to download.
Strategy Guide
Failed Vendor Recovery: The 12-Week Rescue Architecture
24 pages — What to audit, what to salvage, and how to ship in 12 weeks.
View on Resources page →Build vs. Outsource: The Decision Framework for Regulated Industries
18 pages — The standard build/buy framework ignores compliance talent, pipeline cost, and a…
View on Resources page →Vendor Lock-In Exit: Extracting Your Architecture from a Proprietary System
20 pages — Most vendor exits take 18 months. The ones that take 90 days look very different…
View on Resources page →Compliance from Day One: The Startup Architecture Playbook
26 pages — The cost of retrofitting HIPAA compliance at Series B is 10× building it in at S…
View on Resources page →Architecture Guide
Compliance-Native Architecture: Building Systems That Pass Audit on Day One
32 pages — Compliance bolted on after the fact costs 3× what compliance built in from the s…
View on Resources page →Cloud Provider Comparison for Regulated Workloads
28 pages — AWS GovCloud vs. Azure Government vs. GCP Assured Workloads — what actually matt…
View on Resources page →Backend Stack Selection for Regulated Systems
22 pages — The compliance implications of your stack choice aren't in the benchmarks.
View on Resources page →Frontend Stack Selection for Regulated Systems
18 pages — WCAG 2.2, Section 508, and HIPAA have direct implications for your component lib…
View on Resources page →Compliance Assessment
Hospital & Health System Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — 50 architecture questions that determine whether your system survives a HIPAA au…
View on Resources page →Fintech & Financial Services Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — PCI DSS 4.0 introduced 64 new requirements. Most fintech architectures don't sat…
View on Resources page →Government & Public Sector Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — FedRAMP Rev 5 changed the baseline. Most existing ATOs are already non-compliant…
View on Resources page →Energy & Utilities Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — NERC CIP violations carry fines up to $1M per violation per day. The architectur…
View on Resources page →Insurance Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — State insurance regulators are increasingly examining technology architecture, n…
View on Resources page →Retail & E-Commerce Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — PCI DSS 4.0's new script integrity requirements catch most retail architectures …
View on Resources page →Telecommunications Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — The UK Telecommunications Security Act 2021 set new baseline security requiremen…
View on Resources page →Education & EdTech Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — FERPA's directory information exception is the most misunderstood provision in E…
View on Resources page →Legal & Professional Services Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — SaaS legal technology creates attorney-client privilege risks that most legal IT…
View on Resources page →Real Estate & PropTech Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — RESPA's Section 8 anti-kickback provisions apply to digital referral architectur…
View on Resources page →Logistics & Supply Chain Compliance Architecture Assessment
20 pages — The CTPAT minimum security criteria were updated in 2020. Most supply chain plat…
View on Resources page →All Resources
Failed Vendor Recovery: The 12-Week Rescue ArchitectureCompliance-Native Architecture: Building Systems That Pass Audit on Day OneBuild vs. Outsource: The Decision Framework for Regulated IndustriesVendor Lock-In Exit: Extracting Your Architecture from a Proprietary SystemCloud Provider Comparison for Regulated WorkloadsBackend Stack Selection for Regulated SystemsFrontend Stack Selection for Regulated SystemsCompliance from Day One: The Startup Architecture PlaybookHospital & Health System Compliance Architecture AssessmentFintech & Financial Services Compliance Architecture AssessmentGovernment & Public Sector Compliance Architecture AssessmentEnergy & Utilities Compliance Architecture AssessmentInsurance Compliance Architecture AssessmentRetail & E-Commerce Compliance Architecture AssessmentTelecommunications Compliance Architecture AssessmentEducation & EdTech Compliance Architecture AssessmentLegal & Professional Services Compliance Architecture AssessmentReal Estate & PropTech Compliance Architecture AssessmentLogistics & Supply Chain Compliance Architecture Assessment