Architecture Review
A focused, project-scoped review that produces a written, defensible second opinion.
Single-engagement architecture review for a specific decision, system, or proposal. Documented, decision-focused, no ongoing commitment.
You are probably here because…
- A vendor has proposed an architecture and you want an independent technical review before signing.
- An internal team is proposing a major change and the leadership needs a defensible second opinion.
- You've inherited a system and want a clear, written assessment of its posture, risks, and remediation paths.
- You're deciding between two technical approaches and need a documented recommendation.
Deliverables
- A written architecture review document — observations, findings, risks, recommendations.
- A walkthrough session with the leadership and engineering teams.
- Stated assumptions and the trade-offs underneath each recommendation.
- Optional: a follow-up working session sixty days later to review what was acted upon.
From first call to handover.
Scoping
A short conversation to establish the question being asked, the materials available, and the intended audience for the review.
Two-week review window
Documentation review, structured stakeholder interviews, and synthesis — concluded with a written deliverable and walkthrough.
Decision support
The deliverable is decision-focused. It does not recommend a vendor unless the question requires it. It surfaces what is load-bearing, what is risky, and what is irreversible.
Where this has been done before.
Engagements led by Robin Tanner, Inteledyne's founder.
Three-month modernization and migration engagements for Hashmap (and NTT Data, post-acquisition) clients (Poly/Plantronics, SEI Investments, Juniper Networks) — producing modernization plans, design documents, and resourcing and project plans. Snowflake security frameworks, column- and row-level AWS data security patterns (Pulumi, Glue, Lake Formation, Athena), and on-premises-to-cloud analytics modernization.
Reviewed and rebuilt a metadata-driven serverless Lambda framework — pipelines deployed from YAML configurations, replacing the repetitive ETL code path with declarative configuration.
Practice: Cloud Architecture & Modernization · Data Governance & Analytics Operations
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The first conversation is free. If we are the right firm for it, we propose a scope in writing. If we are not, we tell you who to call.