Architecture You Can Hand Over.
Cloud, Security and AI architecture for regulated EU operators who need working controls, runbooks and an Exit Kit their next vendor can use.
Handover console
Architecture state ready for transfer
Path selector
Workspace Operations
5 service tracks
Security & Infrastructure
7 service tracks
AI & Automation
5 service tracks
Another engineer can read the repository, replay the runbooks and continue delivery.
Exit Kit contents
Files your next vendor can use.
architecture/ADRs, diagrams, scope boundariescontrols/ITS-M365, NIST CSF 2.0, DORA, NIS2 and GDPR mappingsrunbooks/Restore, access, incident, vendor transferexports/Policy JSON, Terraform, workflow fileshandover/Owner matrix and transfer briefSource of truth
Client repo
Admin stance
No standing admin
Billing route
Transferable
Delivery mode
Fixed scope
45%
lower L1 ticket volume
Repeat access tickets moved off the engineer queue into a self-service approval path.
12s
MTTR after automation
Simple access requests dropped from a 14-hour queue to a 12-second automated flow.
24h
handover shape
Exit Kit built so another vendor can take over.
Pick by the operational problem, then open the path.
The index below turns the three architecture lanes into buyer decisions. Each row names the artefacts and proof that should exist before the engagement is considered closed.
Workspace Operations
Tenant drift, unused licences and access reviews live in three tools.
Microsoft 365 posture review, Entra audit, owner ledger
Security & Infrastructure
Cloud estates lack guardrails, budget attribution and a landing-zone owner.
Microsoft CAF, Azure WAF, DORA and NIS2 control map
Security & Infrastructure
Security work needs Defender, Sentinel and recovery evidence that survives audit.
GDPR Article 32, DORA ICT risk, ITS-M365 control mapping
AI & Automation
Teams want AI in private knowledge and workflow boundaries.
AI Ready decisions, privacy and security controls, data residency notes
Strategic Architecture
The scope crosses procurement, security, AI and board risk.
Written deliverable, Exit Kit outline, fixed-scope decision record
Four entry points. One ownership standard.
The deliverable is the architecture, not the meeting.
Every path ends with artefacts a real IT team can keep using: source-controlled documentation, control evidence, policy exports and a vendor transfer brief.
Sovereign Mastery rule
You keep the tenant, repository, policies, runbooks and vendor route. ITSailor should be replaceable at the end of the engagement.
Architecture record
ADRs, C4 diagrams, tenant boundaries, ownership map and open decisions.
Control evidence
ITS-M365, NIST CSF 2.0, DORA, NIS2 and GDPR mappings tied to deployed settings.
Runbook library
Incident, access, backup, restore, onboarding and vendor-transfer runbooks.
Repository export
Policy JSON, Terraform snippets, automation exports and evaluation data.
Vendor brief
Licensing map, delegated-admin state, billing route and transfer notes.
Operating backlog
Owner, horizon, acceptance evidence and the next 90 days of work.
Designed against the managed-services default.
Competitor research showed a familiar pattern: broad portfolios, managed operations, global coverage and 24/7 support. ITSailor answers with smaller scope and stronger artefacts.
- Large providers sell coverage. Accenture, Avanade, Rackspace and SoftwareOne lead with managed operations, global depth and broad service portfolios.
- Frameworks reward evidence. Microsoft guidance centres landing zones, governance, automated guardrails, AI readiness and Well-Architected review.
- EU buyers need proof at exit. DORA and NIS2 focus on ICT risk, continuity, incident handling, supplier risk and proportional controls.
- ITSailor sells ownership. The page routes every path to artefacts: policy exports, runbooks, evidence maps and an Exit Kit.
First output
Architecture record, delivery backlog and handover format.
Operating model
Client tenant, client repository, client-owned runbooks.
Exit
Exit Kit starts on day one and closes with the engagement.
The control map starts from public standards.
The page is not claiming certification. It names the guidance and laws used to shape the delivery artefacts, then maps each control to work in your tenant.
Bring one ugly architecture problem.
The workshop turns that problem into a delivery path: owner, controls, systems, cost, risks, artefacts and the Exit Kit format.
A good first brief includes:
You do not need a final requirements document. The workshop exists to create the first one that can survive delivery.