Platform Architecture Authority (PAA)
avtor: Crimson Owl Technologies
Continuous Azure, M365 & Zero Trust posture and NIS2 audit-readiness — evidence, not just a scan.
Your next NIS2 or DORA audit will ask for architectural evidence. Platform Architecture Authority generates it.
Dutch enterprises running Microsoft Azure workloads face a compliance documentation problem. Architecture reviews that satisfy NIS2, DORA, and ISO27001 requirements take weeks of consultant time, cost €10,000–25,000 per engagement, and produce static reports that are outdated before the ink dries.
Platform Architecture Authority (PAA) is an AI-powered assessment platform aligned with the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework. It runs continuously, deploying 32 specialised agents — Cloud Architect, Security Architect, DevOps Architect, Microsoft 365 Architect, and others — across your Azure, Microsoft 365, and Zero Trust posture, producing structured, compliance-mapped output in hours and tracking how that posture changes over time.
What PAA produces
- Well-Architected Framework pillar scoring across all five pillars: Reliability, Security, Cost Optimisation, Operational Excellence, Performance Efficiency
- Compliance mapping to NIS2, DORA, ISO27001 Annex A, SOC 2, and GDPR
- Remediation recommendations with Terraform and Bicep code where applicable
- Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) generated automatically
- Architecture diagrams in Mermaid format
- Infrastructure drift detection — compare deployed state against documented architecture
- Full documentation synchronised to your GitHub repository and Confluence space
Key capabilities
- Azure Resource Graph scanning for live infrastructure state
- Microsoft Entra ID authentication — no separate identity system required
- Real-time AI streaming for interactive architecture sessions
- Multi-tenant workspace management with role-based access control
- Audit logging with configurable retention (Pro)
- EU West Europe data residency — all processing within the EU
Built for regulated Dutch enterprises
PAA is designed for organisations operating under NIS2 (Cyberbeveiligingswet), DORA ICT risk management obligations (Articles 5–16), and ISO27001 certification programmes. The compliance mapping output is structured to provide the architectural evidence that auditors request, without scheduling a consultant engagement.
Proven in real environments
- €180,000 in annual Azure waste surfaced by a single assessment — orphaned resources, over-provisioned SKUs, misconfigured retention.
- Over-privileged accounts silently changing security settings, caught two weeks before a SOC 2 audit.
Custom and multi-year private offers are available for partners and MSPs.
Plans
- DayPass — €99, one-off self-serve assessment. Run a full Well-Architected Framework–aligned assessment on demand, no subscription.
- Pro — €799/month, continuous self-serve assessment with Azure scanning, GitHub and Confluence sync, drift detection, and full API access.
Add-on service (on top of the product):
- Fractional Architect — €5,000/month, dedicated human architect access layered on top of PAA. Not a self-serve tier.
All prices exclude VAT. EU pricing in EUR.
For Microsoft partners / MSPs: PAA is available as a white-label reseller channel — resell across your customer book at margin (partner console plus per-tenant pricing, 30% off). Contact us about the partner programme.
Contact us to discuss your requirements or request a demonstration on your environment.