Architecture Review
Domain boundaries, data flows, queues/caches, failure modes, and resilience patterns mapped and risk-ranked.
Solutions
Compass
Consulting Solutions
Architecture reviews, audits, roadmaps, and enablement — clarity that turns chaos into steady delivery.
Actionable in 2 weeks
Architecture & Security
Cost & Performance
CTO-as-a-Service
Team Enablement
p95 latency
↓ 20–60%
Infra cost / request
↓ 15–40%
Change failure rate
< 10%
MTTR (sev-2)
< 30 min
Coverage on critical paths
≥ 80%
Security findings (critical)
0 open
SLO attainment
≥ 99%
AWS
DigitalOcean
Vercel
Railway
Cloudflare
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Bitbucket Pipelines
Terraform
Sentry
New Relic
Grafana
Prometheus
Datadog
SonarQube
Snyk
Dependabot
OWASP ZAP
Jira
Linear
Notion
Confluence
k6
Locust
Overview
We help teams make better technical decisions, faster. From architecture and security audits to cost/performance tuning and delivery playbooks, we bring a calm, outcome-oriented approach. Expect crisp artifacts, measurable recommendations, and practical changes your team can implement immediately — or with our hands on deck.
Highlights
Actionable in 2 weeks
Architecture & Security
Cost & Performance
CTO-as-a-Service
Team Enablement
At-a-glance
p95 latency
↓ 20–60%
Infra cost / request
↓ 15–40%
Change failure rate
< 10%
MTTR (sev-2)
< 30 min
Coverage on critical paths
≥ 80%
Security findings (critical)
0 open
SLO attainment
≥ 99%
Key Features
The capabilities that make this solution perform in the real world.
Security & Privacy Audit
AuthN/Z posture, secrets, input validation, dependencies, data retention, and auditability with prioritized fixes.
Performance & Cost Tuning
Profiling, N+1 hunts, cache strategy, query/index review, CDN/edge usage, right-sizing, and budget guardrails.
Delivery Playbooks
CI/CD pipelines, release trains, feature flags, trunk-based flow, and incident response rituals that scale.
SLIs/SLOs & Observability
Define user-centric SLIs, set SLOs/error budgets, wire logs/traces/metrics, and build exec-friendly dashboards.
Cloud & Platform Strategy
AWS/DO/Vercel/Railway trade-offs, multi-region readiness, backups/DR, and IaC baselines for repeatability.
Data & Integration
Schema design, indexing, cache/search hybrids, ETL/ELT, webhooks, and contract tests for stable integrations.
Migration & Modernization
Roadmaps for framework upgrades, modularization, strangler patterns, and zero-downtime database changes.
Enablement & Training
Workshops, pairing, code reviews, and playbooks that raise engineering leverage without slowing delivery.
Roadmaps & Prioritization
Outcome-first roadmaps, risk registers, and milestone plans that align product, design, and engineering.
Decision Records (ADRs)
Lightweight ADRs capture context, options, and rationale so choices stay clear as teams and code evolve.
AI Readiness
Use-case fit, data governance, prompt/guardrail patterns, and evaluation so AI features are safe and useful.
How it works
From discovery to delivery—clear phases, stable outcomes.
Clarity Over Guesswork
We convert symptoms into a ranked list of root causes with fixes, owners, and timelines. No vague decks — concrete changes.
Pragmatic Architecture
We design for the next 6–12 months, not fantasy scale. Add complexity only when signals demand it.
Secure by Habit
Least privilege, encrypted secrets, auditable changes, and dependency hygiene become muscle memory.
Operate with Numbers
SLIs/SLOs make reliability visible. Dashboards reduce arguments to facts; reviews become faster and calmer.
Enablement that Sticks
Pairing, templates, and playbooks ensure improvements survive after the engagement ends.
Roadmaps You Can Defend
Clear priorities, staged milestones, and risk registers mean stakeholders see progress — and the trade-offs.
Integrations
Plays nicely with your stack.
AWS
DigitalOcean
Vercel
Railway
Cloudflare
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Bitbucket Pipelines
Terraform
Sentry
New Relic
Grafana
Prometheus
Datadog
SonarQube
Snyk
Dependabot
OWASP ZAP
Jira
Linear
Notion
Confluence
k6
Locust
Use Cases
- Pre-funding technical due diligence
- Performance or cost spikes
- Security posture hardening
- Monolith to modular journey
- Multi-tenant SaaS readiness
- Cloud spend optimization
- CI/CD & release stability
- DB/index and query audits
- Incident post-mortems & drills
- Vendor/tool selection
FAQs
- What do we get from an Architecture Review?
- A concise report with diagrams, risks ranked by impact/effort, and a 30-60-90 day plan with owners and success metrics.
- How do you run a security audit?
- We review auth, permissions, data handling, dependencies, and secrets. Findings include severity, evidence, and fixes.
- Can you help us reduce cloud costs?
- Yes — right-size compute/storage, cache effectively, reduce chatty calls, and use edge/CDN where it pays off.
- Do you offer CTO-as-a-Service?
- We can own architecture decisions, hiring loops, vendor selection, and reviews part-time with clear SLAs.
- Will you work alongside our team?
- Absolutely. We pair with engineers, run workshops, and leave behind playbooks/templates so practices stick.
- Can you prepare us for due diligence?
- Yes. We assemble architecture/security docs, SLIs/SLOs, incident history, and risk registers to speed diligence.
- How fast until we see impact?
- Most teams see quick wins in the first 1–2 weeks (indexes, caches, flags), with larger changes phased safely.
- Do you cover data and integrations?
- We review schemas, indexes, query plans, ETL/ELT, webhooks, and add contracts/tests for stability.
- What does enablement look like?
- Workshops, pairing, code reviews, and ADR templates. We calibrate to your tooling and rituals.
- How do we start?
- Kick off with an assessment call and access to repos/logs. Then we deliver a quick-wins plan and a deeper roadmap.
Pricing
Pick the engagement that matches your pace.
Architecture Review
From $3,500 1–2 weeks
- • Repo & infra audit
- • System diagrams
- • Risk ranking & quick wins
- • 30-60-90 day plan
- • Review call & Q&A
Fast clarity and a practical plan forward.
Perf & Security Audit
From $5,500 2–3 weeks
- • Load & query profiling
- • Cache/index strategy
- • Auth/permissions review
- • Secrets/deps hygiene
- • Remediation roadmap
Stability, speed, and a stronger posture.
Roadmap & Delivery Playbook
From $6,500 3–4 weeks
- • Outcome-based roadmap
- • CI/CD & release trains
- • SLOs & dashboards
- • Incident response playbook
- • Team rituals & templates
Ship predictably with fewer surprises.
CTO-as-a-Service
From $7,500 per month
- • Architecture ownership
- • Hiring & vendor loops
- • Quarterly reviews
- • Budget & cost controls
- • Executive reporting
Senior guidance without full-time overhead.
Ready to build with Consulting Solutions?
We’ll shape a clean path from brief to launch.